Permaculture Principles

Permaculture is a set of principles for the design of sustainable humun habitats which have a minimal impact on other species. We learn from wild ecosystems, while also utilizing methods from traditional cultures as well as cutting-edge appropriate technology. The resulting abundance is then shared with others. See some photos of a few permaculture samples. For some practical urban applications, see Heiko Koester's Ten Easy Permaculture Tricks for Your Garden.

Ethics

• Care for Earth
• Care for people
• Limit population and consumption in order to share the abundance
• Take responsibility for yourself and for future generations

Protracted observation

Everything is connected to everything else

Make the least change for the greatest effect

Mistakes are tools for learning

The yield of a system can always be increased through information and imagination

Functional relative location

Multiple functions for a single element

Multiple elements to support a single function

Diversity

Utilize on-site resources

Utilize biological resources

Recycle energy

Appropriate technology

Succession

Design for edge

The problem is the solution

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