Lilly Zeitler, PermaPai and Leiden University College, The Hague: "Permaculture Principles - Design Science for Sustainable Systems" Lilly Zeitler is a permaculture practitioner and educator based in northern Thailand. Originally German, she grew up in the United States until she was thirteen years old. Since then, she has lived in Asia, spending first three years in Singapore, then eight years in Thailand. Lilly's interest in permaculture began when she moved onto her family's property in northern Thailand at age 19. The property was completely undeveloped, without electricity or running water, only 3.2 acres of monoculture garlic. She spent her first month there living under three bamboo poles and a tarp, cooking over a fire and bathing in the stream. In the meantime she built a bamboo hut with a local farmer. In December 2010, after a year of simple living, a local farmer, Sandot Sukkaew, invited Lilly to participate in a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) at his farm. Upon completing her PDC, Lilly completed a permaculture internship at the Panya Project. This led to the initiation of the PermaPai Project to convert her family's property into a permaculture demonstration site. In February 2012, she completed a Permaculture Research Institute certified PDC with Mustafa Fatih Bakir, founder of the Permaculture Institute of Turkey. Currently, Lilly is living in Berlin until she commences her studies in Global Challenges: Sustainability at Leiden University in The Hague, Netherlands in August. In the meantime, she supports various urban gardening projects around the city and looks forward to sharing her permaculture experience. Permaculture Principles - Design Science for Sustainable Systems Permaculture derived from 'permanent culture', is a design science for sustainable systems that also provide for human needs. Based on models and patterns found in nature, permaculture design seeks to maximise the connections within a system to increase net productivity and resiliency. Though often applied to property design, permaculture is equally viable for business management. For instance, corporate responsibility is reflected in permaculture ethics. Its principles are equally applicable in any setting. And even the layout of office spaces using permaculture design could benefit the performance of the company. Thus, permaculture offers a versatile approach to maximise efficiency and productivity in any system, whether it be social, ecological, corporate or financial.

1. Permaculture

2. Permaculture: What is it?!
'permanent + culture'
An ethical design science

3. Permaculture: Why?!
We need new systems with better designs.

4. Permaculture Ethics
➲ Earth Care
➲ People Care
➲ Return of Surplus (Fair Share)

5. Permaculture Design
➲ Design: an assembly of parts (elements)
➲ Nature as a model..
“Permaculture is an ethical design science that
seeks to mimic patterns found in nature to provide
a surplus of food, energy and fibre.”

6. Element Analysis
➲ Energy Efficiency of system design
depends on placement of elements in
relation to one another
➲ Best placement determined by element
analysis

7. Effective Placement of Elements

8. Design: Maximise Connections
➲ Every element serves at least 3 functions
➲ Increased interconnectivity = Resilience

10. Science
➲ The discovery of reliable patterns
➲ Permaculture design mimics natural patterns

11. Natural Patterns
➲ Spiral
➲ Dendrite
➲ Cluster
➲ Cloud
➲ Wave

12. Permaculture Herb Spiral

13. Permaculture Design Principles
➲ Observe and Interact.
➲ Catch and Store Energy.
➲ Obtain a yield.
➲ Apply self-regulation and accept feedback.
➲ Use and value renewable resources and services.
➲ Produce no waste.
➲ Design from patterns to details.
➲ Integrate rather than segregate.
➲ Use small and slow solutions.
➲ Use and value diversity.
➲ Use edges and value the marginal.
➲ Creatively use and respond to change.
➲ The problem is the solution!

14. Permaculture: What Can I DO?!
➲ Redesign your own environment.
➲ Do your research!
➲ Talk to people!
➲ Donate to Permaculture Projects on
www.wethetrees.org