Cam’s Top Five Not-so-Common-Tips for Edible Gardening

The basics are covered in a thousand books, so here are a few tips you don’t come across quite so often. Design. A few extra hours spent thinking about your garden layout can save you many heart-aches, head-aches and back-aches down the track. Permaculture and Organic gardening books are a good place to start, a [...]

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Journal from permaculture design course

Ryan Harb journaled his experience on a short design course. Interesting to see how he progressed. Journal

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Permaculture Principles by David Holmgren

A 16 page summary of permaculture concept and principles taken from Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren. It contains an introduction to permaculture, thoughts about the future of the movement and the values and use of the permaculture principles. A great way to expand your knowledge in preparation for the full length [...]

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Permaculture Heros

In my quest for permaculture information, I found on the http://permacultureinbrittany.blogspot.com a great list of “Permaculture Heros”.   This great list is a credit to Stuart and Gabrielle. Permaculture Magazine Permaculture Activist Patrick & Cathy Whitefield Rob Hopkins-Transition Town David Holmgren Geoff Lawton George Monbiot Darren Doherty Robert Kourik Permaculture & Regenerative Design News Plants for [...]

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Yayasan IDEP Foundation > Permaculture Curriculum

  In the Balinese language ‘IDEP’ is the aspect of human consciousness that is our ability to plan and think critically. This name helps us convey our belief that in this age of increasingly challenging life situations, it is our ability to understand our environments and create appropriate solutions for sustainable development, that will maximize [...]

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Zones and Sectors in the City

Re-defining Zones The first step in adapting zones for a wider audience is to expand the notion of the site. The usual image of a permaculture site is that of private property owned by an individual, family or small group attempting some degree of self-sufficiency. The reality for most people is very different. The city-dweller [...]

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Bill mollison – Permaculture design course

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Fourteen Things to Do after a Permaculture Design Course

1. Start at your own back door! Design and Implement!2. Create or join a local permaculture guild.3. Travel to other permaculture sites. (UK Permaculture database; PRI projects; Permaculture Activist Directory)4. Take another PDC or focused course.5. Volunteer or work in a related field.6. Give intro talks about permaculture to groups in your area.7. Practice making [...]

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