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Permaculture Principle 9: Use Small and Slow Solutions
Small and slow solutions will be increasingly important in an energy-constrained future. Continue reading
Permaculture Principle 7: Design from Pattern to Detail
Permaculture is a design method that uses zones, sectors, and functions to design from the big picture to the details. Continue reading
Permaculture Resources
Before we dig into the 12 principles, one last general post. Permaculture is a huge topic and there are a lot of resources available online to learn more about it. Here are a few I really like (I have no … Continue reading
The Second Permaculture Ethic: Care For People
Permaculture puts care for people and community on equal footing with care for the environment. Continue reading
Reflections on Two Seasons of Permaculture
Permaculture recognizes that the benefits we obtain from our environment cannot, for long, come at a cost to the natural world. Unlike a company or a country, a planet cannot run a deficit. The well simply runs dry. So permaculture principles guide human activity in a way that seeks abundant yields, that acknowledges limits,and that recognizes the need to provide inputs into the system to rebuild natural resources like the soil and water – and people. We’re part of the natural system, too. Continue reading
Experiments in Square-Foot Gardening
This month the mini-challenge is localizing our food.We’re paying attention to where our food comes from at the coop, choosing Minnesota or Wisconsin-grown, rather than California or Mexico. At our last trip, 24% of our purchase was local. The other … Continue reading
