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The We Are All Farmers
Permaculture Institute
Why We Are All Farmers?
    Everyone can take more responsibility for their food
    and energy production/use–thus, We Are All Farmers.


             Why are you
          We Are All Farmers ?
 Start where we are, start with our community, start with hands-on
      approaches, bridge unusual suspects, create community

Response to the stats–act local coupled with policy (both are needed)

Academic is important; research is important—not the focus of this
  presentation; not the current focus of what our institute does
What is permaculture?
Permanent culture
Permanent agriculture
Regenerative, managed practices (economic,
 interpersonal, ethical, often with a focus on food and
 energy production/management)
“care of people, care of earth, share of surplus to both”
Many permaculture rock stars: Bill Mollison, David
 Holgrem, Geoff Lawton, Masanobu Fukuoka, Sepp
 Holzer—More important than these people
 themselves are the communities created, the ethics
 adhered to, and the approaches stewarded
Permaculture is
                              systems design




Copyright Karl Schmidt 2008
Why permaculture?
 Why did we choose this?
Been there and done that with
 other modes of farming
 (Edward) and other modes of
 social change (Crystal).
Worldwide network, lots of info
 sharing, lots of methods tried
 and true; jive with our ethics
Why the Appalachian-
       Piedmont region?
Opportunity to be back in the region we are from
Important to commit to a community and a region
Important to recommit to being land-based people
Important work to do in our own “back yards”
Stewarding land and community take investment over
  the long haul
A permaculture institute needed to serve this region
Focus on community & practices with lower $ entry-
  points into energy and food production/responsibility
All well and good–
                    but what does that look like?
                     5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, Virginia 24450 USA
Turning a grass plot into permaculture: “care of people, care of earth, share of surplus to both.”

How can we envision those ethics with this site? How do we make a system that produces a
yield and has high labor at the beginning, but less labor over time?
USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to 0F
     Last Frost Date (2013): 5/12
     First Frost Date (2013): 10/2
 Average Growing Season: >149 days
Average annual precipitation 40.0 inches
“Conventional” gardens
More



www.irrigationdirect.com




                                                Ufseeds.com




                           Www.plant-care.com
Design Unifies




Permacultureusa.org
Community Unifies




Terrainforma.ca
Examples of Integration




From the Left clockwise: treehugger.com; ordinary-2-extraordinary.com; upbeetlandscapes.com
The food forest gardening approach is the creation of systems
  which are productive and abundant yet which require very
                     little maintenance.




                                  http://foodgrowsontrees.blogspot.com/
A Forest Garden




http://www.theinnovationdiaries.com/1422/food-forestry/
All well and good–but what does that
                             look like?

           5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, Virginia 24450 USA
Turning a grass plot into permaculture: “care of people, care of earth, share of
                               surplus to both.”

           How can we envision those ethics with this site?
 How do we make a system that produces a yield and has high labor at the
                 beginning, but less labor over time?
www.123rf.com
Filter the ideas
through hands-on
training in
permaculture design
and these principles




 permaculturepower.wordpress.com
www.earthactionmentor.org
Why Permaculture? Why We Are All Farmers?
Take flyers for our courses/workshops

Free two day workshop in the WV coal fields March 29/30

Free Crop Mob & Pig Roast April 27

Seeking WWOOFers/farm interns

Full weekends only PDC this fall-- one full work exchange still available +
four ½ exchanges

Facebook/Pinterest/Twitter: weareallfarmers


                     Keep in touch!

                      Get involved!

          Happy permaculturing!
“The field lies open to the intellect.”
                         --Bill Mollison



       Let's go see
      5 Lee Avenue,
Lexington, Virginia 24450!!!

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Why Permaculture? Why We Are All Farmers?

  • 1. The We Are All Farmers Permaculture Institute
  • 2. Why We Are All Farmers? Everyone can take more responsibility for their food and energy production/use–thus, We Are All Farmers. Why are you We Are All Farmers ? Start where we are, start with our community, start with hands-on approaches, bridge unusual suspects, create community Response to the stats–act local coupled with policy (both are needed) Academic is important; research is important—not the focus of this presentation; not the current focus of what our institute does
  • 3. What is permaculture? Permanent culture Permanent agriculture Regenerative, managed practices (economic, interpersonal, ethical, often with a focus on food and energy production/management) “care of people, care of earth, share of surplus to both” Many permaculture rock stars: Bill Mollison, David Holgrem, Geoff Lawton, Masanobu Fukuoka, Sepp Holzer—More important than these people themselves are the communities created, the ethics adhered to, and the approaches stewarded
  • 4. Permaculture is systems design Copyright Karl Schmidt 2008
  • 5. Why permaculture? Why did we choose this? Been there and done that with other modes of farming (Edward) and other modes of social change (Crystal). Worldwide network, lots of info sharing, lots of methods tried and true; jive with our ethics
  • 6. Why the Appalachian- Piedmont region? Opportunity to be back in the region we are from Important to commit to a community and a region Important to recommit to being land-based people Important work to do in our own “back yards” Stewarding land and community take investment over the long haul A permaculture institute needed to serve this region Focus on community & practices with lower $ entry- points into energy and food production/responsibility
  • 7. All well and good– but what does that look like? 5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, Virginia 24450 USA Turning a grass plot into permaculture: “care of people, care of earth, share of surplus to both.” How can we envision those ethics with this site? How do we make a system that produces a yield and has high labor at the beginning, but less labor over time?
  • 8. USDA Hardiness Zone 6b: -5F to 0F Last Frost Date (2013): 5/12 First Frost Date (2013): 10/2 Average Growing Season: >149 days Average annual precipitation 40.0 inches
  • 10. More www.irrigationdirect.com Ufseeds.com Www.plant-care.com
  • 13. Examples of Integration From the Left clockwise: treehugger.com; ordinary-2-extraordinary.com; upbeetlandscapes.com
  • 14. The food forest gardening approach is the creation of systems which are productive and abundant yet which require very little maintenance. http://foodgrowsontrees.blogspot.com/
  • 16. All well and good–but what does that look like? 5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, Virginia 24450 USA Turning a grass plot into permaculture: “care of people, care of earth, share of surplus to both.” How can we envision those ethics with this site? How do we make a system that produces a yield and has high labor at the beginning, but less labor over time?
  • 18. Filter the ideas through hands-on training in permaculture design and these principles permaculturepower.wordpress.com
  • 21. Take flyers for our courses/workshops Free two day workshop in the WV coal fields March 29/30 Free Crop Mob & Pig Roast April 27 Seeking WWOOFers/farm interns Full weekends only PDC this fall-- one full work exchange still available + four ½ exchanges Facebook/Pinterest/Twitter: weareallfarmers Keep in touch! Get involved! Happy permaculturing!
  • 22. “The field lies open to the intellect.” --Bill Mollison Let's go see 5 Lee Avenue, Lexington, Virginia 24450!!!