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Jay Dunbar, Eric Jackson – Principles of permaculture design for microfarming and urban sustainability http://www.centerfordesigninnovation.org/blog/
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What is Permaculture?
What is Permaculture?
A regenerative design system that is A regenerative design system that is ecologically enriching and ecologically enriching and
benefiting humans modeled from benefiting humans modeled from naturenature
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
Who is Permaculture?
a set of design principles
mimicking nature
a contraction of: "permanent agriculture" or "permanent culture"
a cultivated ecology
harnessing the working principles of wildness, evolved over millions of years,...and letting them work in the garden
less work for greater yield and more pleasure
a practical frame of reference to gardening and working with land
woven together to create a resilient system.
a holistic collection of strategic design patterns...
What kind of strategies and patterns?What kind of strategies and patterns?
Observe and Interact A 4-D Process
Observe and InteractActions/Reactions
Observe and InteractYou are a part of a whole system
Observe and Interactthe process of observation reveals energy flows
and interactions
Catch and Store Energy
Catch and Store Energy
Water, sunlight, nutrients
Catch and Store Energy
Water, sunlight, nutrients
tap into natural flows
Catch and Store Energy
Water, sunlight, nutrients
tap into natural flows greenhouses and
water barrels
Catch and Store Energy
Water, sunlight, nutrients
tap into natural flows greenhouses and
water barrels trees
Obtain a Yield
Obtain a Yield
regenerative ecology
Obtain a Yield
regenerative ecology includes benefits for
humans
Obtain a Yield
regenerative ecology includes benefits for
humans mulberry
Obtain a Yield
regenerative ecology includes benefits for
humans mulberry soil - oaks – acorns –
pigs – people
Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback
Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback
natural cycles / relationships
Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback
natural cycles / relationships
chicken beaks
Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback
natural cycles / relationships
chicken beaks microbial
relationships vs concentrated nutrients
Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
re-purposing materials
Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
re-purposing materials
trees (fruits + nuts, timber, habitat, shade, water and nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering.......)
Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
re-purposing materials
trees (fruits + nuts, timber, habitat, shade, water and nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering.......)
livestock (“chicken-ness” “pig-ness”)
Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
re-purposing materials trees (fruits + nuts, timber, habitat, shade, water
and nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering.......) livestock (“chicken-ness” “pig-ness”) perennial plants
Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services
re-purposing materials trees (fruits + nuts, timber, habitat, shade, water
and nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering.......) livestock (“chicken-ness” “pig-ness”) perennial plants Carbon Sink (pastures and forests)
Produce No Waste
Produce No Waste
The Drain “doesn't exist” in a Permaculture System
Produce No Waste
The Drain “doesn't exist” in a Permaculture System
Re-visioning pests – food missing feeder
Produce No Waste
The Drain “doesn't exist” in a Permaculture System
Re-visioning pests – food missing feeder
animal by-products, coffee grounds, and cardboard
Design from Patterns to Details
Design from Patterns to Details garden design – herb spiral, keyhole
Design from Patterns to DetailsZones
Integrate rather than Segregate
Integrate rather than Segregate
Polyculture vs. Monoculture
Integrate rather than Segregate
Polyculture: Three Sisters
Integrate rather than Segregate
integrating livestock with vegetable production
Integrate rather than Segregate
Stacking Functions
Use Small and Slow Solutions
Use Small and Slow Solutions
Allows for more feedback and self-regulation
Use Small and Slow Solutions
Allows for more feedback and self-regulation
minimal intervention
Burden of the Intervener
Use Small and Slow Solutions
Allows for more feedback and self-regulation
minimal intervention
Burden of the Intervener
start small and build slowly for a natural progression for more resilient solutions
Use Small and Slow Solutions Allows for more
feedback and self-regulation
minimal intervention
Burden of the Intervener
start small and build slowly for a natural progression for more resilient solutions
tree – leaves – microbes
Use and Value Diversity
Use and Value Diversity
nature is a web of interactions that protects from extremes
Use and Value Diversity
nature is a web of interactions that protects from extremes
inputs and outputs matching with different organisms
Use Edges and Value the Marginal
Use Edges and Value the Marginal
The interface between things is where the most interesting events take place
Use Edges and Value the Marginal
The interface between things is where the most interesting events take place
forest edge / riparian buffers
Use Edges and Value the Marginal
The interface between things is where the most interesting events take place
forest edge / riparian buffers
CDI
Use Edges and Value the Marginal
The interface between things is where the most interesting events take place
forest edge / riparian buffers
CDI monoculture has no
edges
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
tree falls in the woods. the forest doesn't weep.
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
tree falls in the woods. the forest doesn't weep.
dynamic response of mycelium and understory plants
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
tree falls in the woods. the forest doesn't weep.
dynamic response of mycelium and understory plants
light for understory plants
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
tree falls in the woods. the forest doesn't weep.
dynamic response of mycelium and understory plants
light for understory plants
microbes decompose tree for soil food
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
Werehouse Microfarm: finding new ways to grow
Creatively Use and Respond to Change
Werehouse Microfarm: finding new ways to grow
