So, now to look at the second of the principles I was asked to consider. I’ve chosen look at principle 3: obtain a yield, and to apply it to the fabulous Incredible Edible Todmorden. As before, let’s start by taking a look at what Holgrem has to say about it. “Principle 3 : OBTAIN A [...]
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Incredible Edible Todmorden: Obtain a yield
Posted in homework, tagged agriculture, chickens, design, eggs, environment, garden, grow your own, guerilla gardening, holgrem, incredible edible, incredible edible todmorden, land management, permaculture, permaculture design course, permaculture principles, schools, self sufficiency, sustainability, todmorden on February 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Permaculture Zoning, you know it makes sense.
Posted in lecture notes, tagged agriculture, design, efficiency, environment, garden, lecture notes, permaculture, permaculture design course, sustainability, zone, zones, zoning on February 13, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Zoning, for me, is one of the simplest, most useful, most obvious and most revolutionary ideas from permaculture. When I was young we moved into a house with a decent sized garden for the first time. Next to the house was a concrete patio area, then a lawn and then, hidden behind a hedge, was [...]
Patterns in Nature
Posted in lecture notes, tagged design, lecture notes, nature, patterns, permaculture, permaculture design course, sustainability on February 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Permaculture makes great use of pattern. What follows is a run down of common forms, their uses and characteristics. This is not an exhaustive list, in particular it doesn’t cover non spatial patterns (ie those that occur over time). Branching: This is common on various scales from rivers, to tree branches, to veins and arteries. [...]
