Permaculture is a design approach that mimics natural ecosystems. It focuses on careful observation of natural systems and arranging human settlements to work with nature. The document outlines the core values of permaculture as caring for the earth, caring for people, and limiting consumption. It provides examples of how permaculture design principles are applied at Aranya Farm, which uses polyculture agriculture with diverse plant species arranged to work synergistically. The farm's components are organized based on patterns observed in nature to be sustainable and require minimal external inputs.
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This power point presentation and all photos therein are copyright Jim O'Donnell 2010. This presentation details the possibility of greening our urban environments by using permaculture techniques.
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Permaculture in the Arava desert in Israel. Basic soil, water, and waste solutions, natural building, creative recycling, the green apprenticeship at kibbutz Lotan, ecovillage design, and alternative desert technology.
Applying the principles of permaculture in schoolyard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability
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A look inot the histroy of Permaculture adn its roots. Then a look into the state of the world very briefly. Following that an examination of each of the principles laid out by Bill Mollison in the book Introduction to Permaculture. Finally ending with a few pictures that provide looks into Permaculture Management techniques reflecting these design principles.
Why is permaculture a valuable alternative to conventional "factory" farming? Upon answering this question, this presentation highlights examples of a healthy permaculture system. This was used as a 30 minute "Intro to Permaculture" class taught to college engineers.
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Introduction To Permaculture Weekend CourseKat Szuminska
An introduction to Permaculture Course first given at the Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre in April 2009
http://www.earthcare.org.au/intropermcourse by Penny & Karim http://caughtintheart.blogspot.com/
& Kat http://twitter.com/katska
The course is based on Bill Mollison's "Introduction to Permaculture" http://www.tagari.com/item.php?itemid=156
A Permaculture School Garden
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
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Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
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Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
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City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
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Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
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Applying the principles of permaculture in schoolyard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability
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For more information, Please see websites below:
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Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
A look inot the histroy of Permaculture adn its roots. Then a look into the state of the world very briefly. Following that an examination of each of the principles laid out by Bill Mollison in the book Introduction to Permaculture. Finally ending with a few pictures that provide looks into Permaculture Management techniques reflecting these design principles.
Why is permaculture a valuable alternative to conventional "factory" farming? Upon answering this question, this presentation highlights examples of a healthy permaculture system. This was used as a 30 minute "Intro to Permaculture" class taught to college engineers.
Introduction to Permaculture - FELC February 8th 2014Vince Kirchner
Basic of permaculture provided to a group of Master Gardeners, and environmentally aware citizens. Key concepts were presented with a discussion around each topic. This is a precursor to a full PDC class starting in April. www.greatlakespermaculture.com
Introduction To Permaculture Weekend CourseKat Szuminska
An introduction to Permaculture Course first given at the Hawkesbury Earthcare Centre in April 2009
http://www.earthcare.org.au/intropermcourse by Penny & Karim http://caughtintheart.blogspot.com/
& Kat http://twitter.com/katska
The course is based on Bill Mollison's "Introduction to Permaculture" http://www.tagari.com/item.php?itemid=156
A Permaculture School Garden
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For more information, Please see websites below:
`
Organic Edible Schoolyards & Gardening with Children
http://scribd.com/doc/239851214
`
Double Food Production from your School Garden with Organic Tech
http://scribd.com/doc/239851079
`
Free School Gardening Art Posters
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159`
`
Companion Planting Increases Food Production from School Gardens
http://scribd.com/doc/239851159
`
Healthy Foods Dramatically Improves Student Academic Success
http://scribd.com/doc/239851348
`
City Chickens for your Organic School Garden
http://scribd.com/doc/239850440
`
Simple Square Foot Gardening for Schools - Teacher Guide
http://scribd.com/doc/239851110
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2. The well known Permaculture Philosophy……
“The philosophy behind permaculture is one of the
working with, rather than against, nature; of
protracted and thoughtful observation rather than
protracted and thoughtless action; of looking at system
in all their functions, rather than asking only one yield
of them; and of allowing systems to demonstrate their
own evolution”
- BILL MOLLISON
3. PERMACULTURE
Permaculture - A theory of ecological design ,attempts to develop
sustainable human settlements & agricultural systems modeled
from natural ecosystems
A comprehensive design process, permaculture is apart from
other developmental approaches
Core values :
• Care of the Earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and
multiply
• Care of People: Provision for people to access those resources
necessary for their existence
• Setting Limits to Population and Consumption: By governing our
own needs, we can set resources aside to further the above principles
4. CARE OF EARTH
Coexistence of several
life forms
in Aranya farm
CARE OF PEOPLE
People living
in
Aranya Farm
5. Permaculture is not a fixed system
It is not a gardening association, an architects group,
ethical
banking institution or farmers federation
it does not tell people what to do
It does not say "what to put where“
Rather, it encourages people to think, to observe
and to plan
It encourages people to live in harmony with nature
to imitate and learn from nature
6. Sustainable designs
• Permaculture design emphasizes patterns of
landscape, function, and species assemblies
• Where does this (element) go?
• How can it be placed for the maximum benefit of the
system?
• The central idea is Maximizing useful connections
between components and synergy of the final
design
• The whole becoming greater than the sum of its
parts
8. Aranya Farm Description
• Aranya farm - 4.5 ha, Since 1997
• Location- Biddakanne Village,Zaheerabad,AP,India
• Land component –Soil : Laterite soil major,1/4th black soil
Slope : gentle slope N-S,E-S
• Water component- well source
• Tree component- 90 % Perennial trees,10 % Annuals/crops
9. Aranya Farm - Different Components
Wind break
Live Fence
Reserve Forest
Mixed Fruit Orchard
Mixed Forest
Open Well
Bore well with Motor
Nursery beds
Cereals Oilseeds Pulses Plot
Percolation tank
Germplasm Plot
Live Fence
Compost Heap
Nursery
Fodder crop Area
Thatched hut
3 People
10. Aranya Farm – Different species
PERRENIALS
FOOD
FRUIT TREES
Mango,Sapota,Papaya,Gauva,Pineapple,Sitaphal,Bher,Kalajam
un,Jackfruit,Amla,Citrus,Cashewnut,Phalsa,Fig,Star Fruit,
Passion Fruit e.t.c.
OTHERS
Moringa, Indian Almond, Tamarind, Curry Leaf e.t.c.
WOOD
Teak,Pongamia,Eucalyptus,Rosewood,Sandal
wood,SilverOak,Bamboo,Casuarina,Terminalia
GREEN LEAF MANURE
Albezia ,Glyricidia,Pongamia,Dalbergia,Subabul
UTILITY
Neem,Cassia,Caesalpinia,Shikakai,Soapnut,Palms,Kalimi,Karo
nda,Tipu Exotic
Other - Cactus
11. Aranya Farm – Different Species
FIELD CROPS-
Wheat,Sorghum,Lentil,Linseed,ChickPea,Safflower,
Turmeric,Greengram,Horsegram,Blackgram,pegion
pea,Cowpea,Sorrel,putti,mustard,Sesamum,Foxtail
Millet, ado Millet, Little Millet e.t.c
VEGETABLES-
Tomato, Egg plant,Clusterbean,Frenchbean,Chilly
e.t.c
Leafy – Spinach,Fenugreek,Coriander,Mint,Hibiscus
variety
Creeper –
Coccinia,Bittergourd,Bottlegourd,Ridgegourd,snake
gourd e.t.c
12. Ex : Polyculture Agriculture
Multiple crops in the same space, imitate interactions
between the species of a natural ecosystem, no
monocropping or single component
ARANYA FARM
13. It is a way of
• Looking at a whole system or problem
• Observing how the parts relate
• Planning to mend inefficient systems by
applying ideas learned from long-term
sustainable working systems
• Seeing connections between key parts
Modern permaculture is a system design tool
14. Holmgren's 12 design principles
1) Observe and interact
2) Catch and store energy
3) Obtain a yield
4) Apply self-regulation and accept feedback
5) Use and value renewable resources and services
6) Produce no waste
7) Design from patterns to details
8) Integrate rather than segregate
9) Use small and slow solutions
10)Use and value diversity
11)Use edges and value the marginal
12)Creatively use and respond to change
15. Patterns
• Permaculture design focuses heavily upon
natural patterns
• Everything, the wind, the waves and the
Earth moving around the Sun, form
patterns
• One has to develop an awareness of the
patterns that exist in nature & how they
can be used to satisfy the specific design
needs of a specific site
16. EDGE EFFECT in ecology is the effect of the placing side by
side of contrasting environments on an ecosystem
ZONES are a way of organizing design elements in a human
environment on the basis of the frequency of human use
and plant or animal needs
LAYERS are one of the tools used to design functional
ecosystems that are both sustainable and of direct benefit to
man
17. Seven principles of permaculture
1. Conservation
2. Stacking functions
3. Repeating functions
4. Reciprocity
5. Appropriate scale
6. Diversity
7. Give away the surplus
18. Conservation: Use only what is needed
• For example, Usage of storage structure for water usage to be
conscious of how much we are using so as to only use what they
actually need
19. Stacking functions : Getting
many outputs from one
element in a system
• For example, a tree might be
an element in your system. A
tree can provide shade,
shelter wildlife, produce
mulch and building
materials, be a wind break,
fertilize the soil, prevent
erosion, raise the water
table, etc
20. Reciprocity: Utilizing yields of each element to meet needs of
other elements in the system
• A good example of this is composting. Left over organic matter
or kitchen waste can be used as an input to our compost pile
and when it's in the compost pile it will turn into valuable
fertilizer which we can then put back to the garden. So u can see
that the inputs and the outputs are circulating within our
system
21. Repeating functions : We
meet every need in multiple
ways
• For example, a pit naturally
formed can be left for
groundwater recharge or also
for letting grow aquatic
species
22. Appropriate scale: Should be
on a human scale & doable
with available time, skills, and
money
• The farm design and
components included should
be manageable and workable
within limits of our available
resources
23. Diversity : creating resilience
by utilizing many elements
• We can have a farm which has a
variety of plants rather than a
field with only say wheat
/monocropping
• In case of a drought or excess
wet period there is complete
crop loss in monocropping but
in diversified crop system even
if one or few crops are
damaged the rest sustain and
give output
• So, the idea is that the way to
create a resilient system that
can survive and get through
difficulties is by having many
different elements
24. Give away the surplus:
Create systems that are
abundant and share the
abundance rather than
hoarding it for ourselves
• Example of this is the
perennial plant nursery,
If we can hold extra stock
we could give it to the
community groups for
planting, that would be a
value added sharing the
abundance
25. Site Observation and Analysis
• Through patient and
thoughtful observation
during all seasons and
climatic extremes, we can
learn to cooperate with the
natural processes already at
work on a site
• We can integrate human
components into some parts
of the natural environment to
maximize their productivity,
while leaving many areas in
their wild state
26. Relative Placement
• Living creatures form
beneficial relationships,
where the placement of one
serves the needs of another
• A fruit tree in an orchard can
attract birds
• The birds in turn can help in
natural pest management on
crops
27. Multiple Elements for Each Function
• Important functions tend to be supported by more than one
component.
• The conversion of carbon dioxide to oxygen, for example, is a vital
planetary function.
• It is supported by many elements, including trees, plants, soil
micro-organisms and ocean plankton
28. Multiple Functions for Each Element
• Each component of a system performs several functions, creating
relationships with many other elements
• Birds, for example, provide meat, eggs, manure, feathers, carbon
dioxide, methane and heat for other nearby life forms
• They promote vegetation by dispersing seeds, pollinating plants,
eating insects
29. Using Biological Resources
• In Nature life builds upon itself to create more
life.
• Things feed upon one another in the animal,
insect, plant and microbial realms
• The life in a system increases over time as energy
from the sun is captured and stored in living
tissue, and as inert minerals are converted into
organic compounds
30. Recycling Energy and Nutrients
• Once captured by a local system, energy and nutrients
cycle through it over and over before eventually leaving
• A molecule of water, for example, may be absorbed by the
soil, and then assimilated by a plant root
• The plant may be eaten by a squirrel, which is eaten by a
coyote, who in turn excretes the water molecule onto the
forest floor
• Once again in the soil, it may be taken up by a tree and
transpired into the air, where it is carried away by the wind
31. Mimicking Natural Succession
• When a forest is disturbed,
Nature begins the healing
process by sending in hardy
plants that in other situations
might be called weeds
• They prevent erosion, fix
nitrogen, create mulch, bring up
nutrients from the subsoil, and re
establish the delicate balance of
soil micro-organisms
• Over time, the soil begins to
support herbs and flowers,
perennial plants, shrubs, pioneer
trees and vines.
• Eventually, conditions become
favourable for climax trees, and a
healthy forest matures, this can
take a century or more
32. Maximizing Diversity
• Diversity in a system is indicated not by the number of its
components, but by the number of symbiotic relationships among
them
• Multiple associations nurture each life form, thereby increasing
the stability and resilience of the whole system
• The edge between two ecosystems is an special diverse area
33. Stacking in Space and in Time
• In a vibrant system, life flourishes in every available niche.
• Vegetation carpets the soil, birds nest in trees, plants grow from
cracks in rocks, insects burrow into the ground, moss hangs from
ranches, lichen cling to boulders, carnivores thrive on small
rodents, and on and on
• Nature also stacks living creatures in time, so that at any one
moment, some are just beginning, some are reaching maturity,
and some are decaying
34. Using Appropriate Technology
• Natural systems
function quite well
without human
technology
• A tree, for example,
is an extremely
efficient solar
collector
36. Our Future We as individuals can accept
responsibility for the
destructive pressures on
remaining forests and
reserves
We can start reducing our
consumption
We can increase our
productivity and enrich our
lifestyles
We can choose a lifestyle that
is holistic and provides us
with many of our needs and
rewards us with long term
cultural enrichment
We can produce natural
systems where we live that
help absorb our waste
37. "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem" - Mollison
“ When enough people lead the leaders will follow “
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