The document discusses why obtaining a permaculture design certificate goes beyond just gardening techniques. It explains that permaculture is about empowerment, ecology, and making the most of resources through observation and design. The core ideas of permaculture include seeing how energy and resources flow through systems of gardens, homes, machines used, and resource collection, with the goal of producing more efficient, self-sufficient, and ecological solutions.

1. I already
know how
to garden.
WHY DO I NEED A
PERMACULTURE DESIGN
CERTIFICATE?
by Cindee Karns

2. NARROWING PERMACULTURE DOWN TO
GARDENING TECHNIQUES IS A MISTAKE

3. We need to
produce our
own food so
that we can
be:
IT’S ABOUT
EMPOWERMENT AND ECOLOGY

4. More efficient:
 having food on hand
More self-sufficient:
we don’t need to super market
More ecological:
 things don’t need to be packaged and shipped

5. PERMACULTURE IS LIKE
LAYERS OF AN ONION

6. PERMACULTURE IS A WAY
OF LOOKING AT THINGS

7. IT’S LIFE CHOICES

8. IMPACT OF
ENERGY
IT’S ABOUT ENERGY AND RESOURCES
OUTPUT OF
RESOURCES

9. Gardens
How our homes are built
The way our machines are used
The way our resources are collected
(wind, water, solar, natural gas, oil)
INCLUDES

10. WATER
BUT ALSO…..
MAKING THE MOST OF OUR RESOURCES

11. OBSERVATION
AND DESIGN
PERMACULTURE’S ROOTS

12. OBSERVE: Look for the waste
Trash
Toilet water
Heat
Electricity (TV/Computers/dryers)
SO WHERE DO YOU START?

13. ONCE YOU START LOOKING….

14. YOU NEED A
PERMACULTURE DESIGN COURSE

15. PERMACULTURE
IS A MINDSET
REMEMBER THIS….

16. Not static
Evolving
Finding the best way
 Experimenting
 Failing and adapting
PERMACULTURE IS….

17. The Cleanest,
The Greenest,
The Easiest
PERMACULTURE IS…..