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Global permaculture-in-action
1. Global Permaculture in
Action
Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture
www.appleseedpermaculture.com
Regenerative Apios
Design Group Institute
2. • This slideshow is based on the work of
Permaculture Designers around the world,
Primarily:
– Geoff Lawton and Andrew Jones of the
Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
(www.permaculture.org.au)
– Ethan Roland of AppleSeed Permaculture
(www.appleseedpermaculture.com)
– Rafter Sass of the Liberation Ecology Project
(www.liberationecology.org)
– The Farmers & Gardeners of Nuestras Raices
(www.nuestrasraices.org)
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14. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Energy Futures: Peak Oil
• Climate Change
15. Soil Erosion
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
16. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
17. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
18. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
19. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
20. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
21. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
• South Africa: 1
ton of crop
equals 20 tons
of topsoil.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
22. Croplands Eroding
Photo courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
23. Pollution
Photo courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
24. Deforestation
Figure courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006
32. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.
33. Permaculture Design
• Combines Natural Building, Green Architecture,
Renewable Energy, Appropriate
Technology,Alternative Currencies, Waste
Management, BioRemediation, Water
conservation, Edible Forest Gardening, Soil
conservation, Organic Agriculture, Community
Living, and more into a coherent whole -- a
complete system for designing truly sustainable
homes, businesses, and communities.
34. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.
35. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.
36. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
37. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
38. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
39. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
40. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
64. Animal
Systems
Early season seedlings raised in Cold Frames -- Duck and Goose pond positioned uphill from
small crop gardens for gravity fertigation -- Garden Ponds add diversity and predator habitat
65. Diverse
Gardens
Organic
Productive
Small Crops
Photo: Andrew Jones
66. First Year: 6.5 Tons of Organic Tomatoes
Produced -- Solar-dried and sold to gourmet
Tomatoes
Italian Market -- Economic Sustainability
Photo: Andrew Jones
67. The Panya Project
• 60km North of Chiang Mai, Thailand
• 16 acre mango orchard purchased 2003
• Diverse community
• Neighborhood of sustainability
Photo: Ethan Roland
109. Pueblo Libre
• Peri-urban ghetto of Iquitos, Peru
• 350,000 people - no road access
• Amazon floodplain
• Sanitation…
• Liberation Ecology & Gesundheit Institute
129. The Belly of the Beast
• US Population = 5% of Global
• Energy Consumption = 24% of Global
• Carbon Dioxide, NOx, SOx Emissions =
23% of Global
130. Nuestras Raices
• Urban Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Largest % Puerto Rican Population outside
Puerto Rico
• Integrated Cultural, Agricultural,
Community, and Food systems
138. JULIA
Note: There are some errors in the audio for this slide. These are not the famed ‘Aji-dulce’
peppers, and Julia is on the board of directors of Nuestras Raices, not THE director.
142. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program
Community
Gardens
143. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
144. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices
Latinas
145. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
156. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
157. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
158. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
159. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office El Jardín
Greenhouse
Bakery
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
163. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office El Jardín
Greenhouse
Bakery
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades
164. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground
167. Next Steps
• Support International Permaculture!
– Permaculture Across Borders
– www.permacultureacrossborders.com
• Take a Permaculture Design Course
– www.permaculture.org.au
– www.permacultureactivist.net
• Contact Ethan for questions and services
– www.appleseedpermaculture.com
