Permaculture combines three key aspects: 1. an ethical framework 2. understandings of how nature works, and 3. a design approach This unique combination is then used to support the creation of sustainable, agriculturally productive, non-polluting and healthy settlements. In many places this means adapting our existing settlements. In other cases it can mean starting from scratch. Both offer interesting challenges and opportunities. The word 'permaculture' comes from 'permanent agriculture' and 'permanent culture' - it is about living lightly on the planet, and making sure that we can sustain human activities for many generations to come, in harmony with nature. Permanence is not about everything staying the same. Its about stability, about deepening soils and cleaner water, thriving communities in self-reliant regions, biodiverse agriculture and social justice, peace and abundance. For more info: http://www.permaculture.org.uk

1. what is
Permaculture?

3. permaculture

4. permaculture
permanent agriculture

5. permaculture
permanent agriculture
Permanent culture

7. • ethical framework
• understanding how nature works, and
•design approach

8. permaculture ethics & principles
Observe & Interact
Creatively Use &
Respond To Change
Use Edges & Value
the Marginal Catch & Store Energy
Use & Value
Diversity Ethics: Obtain A Yield
Earth Care,
Use Small &
Slow Solutions
People Care
Fair Share Apply Self Regulation &
Accept Feedback
Integrate Rather
Than Segregate
Use and Value Renewable
Resources & Services
Design from Patterns to Details
Produce No Waste

9. earth care
(protect and rebuild nature’s capital)
people care
(care for yourself and others)
fair share
(live simply and ensure resources are fairly shared with others)

10. 1: OBSERVE AND INTERACT

11. 2: CATCH AND
STORE ENERGY

12. 3: OBTAIN A
YIELD

13. 4: APPLY SELF-REGULATION
& ACCEPT FEEDBACK
Myers and
Worm
(2003)

14. 5: USE &
VALUE
RENEWABLE
RESOURCES &
SERVICES

15. 6: PRODUCE NO WASTE

16. 7: DESIGN FROM PATTERNS
TO DETAILS

17. 8: INTEGRATE RATHER
THAN SEGREGATE

18. 9: USE SMALL AND
SLOW SOLUTIONS

19. 10: USE AND
VALUE DIVERSITY

20. 11: USE
EDGES
AND VALUE
THE
MARGINAL

21. 12: CREATIVELY USE &
RESPOND TO CHANGE

22. Anna Evely
anna@mayaproject.org
Project Maya CIC
and Aberdeen Centre for Environmental Sustainability
Twitter: @AnnaEvely, @SustainLearning @mayaproject