So today I'm back with a subject that is
extremely interesting, and I think that it can revolutionize and preserve of
our earth. It is a beginning, but with the 'Chemtrails' (another article soon)
we are never 100% safe from a poor harvest! L
What are you talking about?! ... Permaculture
friends, Permaculture ...
In the mid 1970s, Australians Bill Mollison and
David Holmgren started to develop ideas that they hoped could be used to create
stable agricultural systems. In early 1980’s, the concept had evolved, and the
design of agricultural systems was moving towards a design process much more
holistic and sustainable due to the development of human societies. During the
mid-1980s, a large number of students were transformed into seasoned
practitioners and began to teach the techniques they had learned. Rapidly
groups, projects, associations and institutes Permaculture settled in over a
hundred countries.
In 1991, a four-part documentary for ABC
production called 'The Global Gardener "showed Permaculture applied to the
different situations throughout the world, bringing the concept to the
attention of a wider audience. The English teacher Patrick Whitefield
Permaculture suggests that there are two movements of Permaculture:
• The original Permaculture (permanent
agriculture) is the careful design and management of productive agricultural
systems that have the characteristics of diversity, stability and resilience of
natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of man in his environment
so he can remove what is necessary, food, energy, housing, or basically
anything they need equipment or not to live sustainably.
• Permaculture design considers the functional
connections within an ecosystem service and its operation, and derives the
principles of energy efficiency applicable to all kinds of human systems
(transport, society, agriculture ...). Through careful observation of natural
energy flows and their patterns, design effective systems can be developed.
This is now known as Natural Systems Design.
That natural ecosystems are supposedly more
productive than human production systems, Permaculture aims to use models of
natural ecosystems and to get as close as possible. One of the basic models is
the forest consisting of seven layers:
1. canopy
3. shrubs
4. annual grasses
5. cover crops
6. rhizosphere
7. the vertical strata (lianas, vines)
8. the mycosphere
Productive efficiency assumed forest systems
leads some practitioners of Permaculture to rebuild forests by introducing
plants. We talk about forest garden and also agro forestry. This ancient
practice is particularly adapted to the tropics and is implemented by many
farmers around the world.
"Permaculture is a science and an art of
the development of a territory. It can be implemented everywhere, both at the
level of an apartment in a city, a garden and even a farm, it is accessible to
all. It is an art which aims to develop human ecosystems, ethical, sustainable
and robust, which integrate harmoniously with nature "
(From the book written by Steve Read will
soon be published by Actes Sud)
"The Permaculture deals with a sustainable
rural and urban areas, the preservation and extension of natural systems. It
addresses the factors necessary for designing ecosystems "food" in
different climates around the world. "(MOLLISON)
Permaculture is the conscious design of
landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, seeking
an abundant production of food and energy to meet local needs. People, their
habitat and how they organize themselves are central to Permaculture.
Permaculture philosophy is to work with nature and not against it. It follows a
basic ethical principles and provides that enable seamless integration of human
activities on ecosystems.
Permaculture is based on ethics. This is a set
of core values that govern thought and action.
The Ethics of Permaculture can be summarized as
follows:
• Caring for Nature (soils, forests and water)
• Caring for the Human (self, community and
future generations)
• Share equally (limit consumption redistribute
surplus)
Its never too late to start!
TJR
Its never too late to start!
TJR