Vegan Permaculture

Design Strategies for a Compassionate Future

What is Permaculture?

Some Definitions

“Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. !It is the harmonious integration of the landscape with people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way. “ !Graham Bell, The Permaculture Way

Some Definitions

“Permaculture integrates people into Nature's design. A permaculture design provides us with shelter, food, water, income, community and aesthetic and spiritual fulfillment within a balanced and healthy biological community.” - Dan Hemenway

Some Definitions

Permanent: From the Latin permanens, to remain to the end, to persist throughout (per = through, manere = to continue) !Culture: From the Latin cultura - cultivation of land, or the intellect. Now generalized to mean all those habits, beliefs, or activities than sustain human societies. !Thus, Permaculture is the study of the design of those sustainable or enduring systems that support human society, both agricultural & intellectual, traditional & scientific, architectural, financial & legal. It is the study of integrated systems, for the purpose of better design & application of such systems. !- Bill Mollison

Why do we need permaculture?

• Industrial agriculture • Climate change • Water resources • Biodiversity • Pollution • Corporate control of seeds

& genetics • Soil erosion

• Loss of places to grow • Industrial food complex –

schools, hospitals, prisons • Factory farming • Peak everything • Access to Land • Loss of skills & knowledge • Social & Economic Injustice

• Extreme Energy • Displacement, land grabs &

colonization • Worker exploitation

Aspects of Permaculture

• Ethics • Principles • Design Science • Practices – hugely

diverse e.g. organic gardening, natural building

• Community Organising

Permaculture Ethics

Why Design?

Permaculture Principles

Permaculture in Practice:

Brook End, Feb 2011

Brook End, June 2012

Polytunnel Area

Polytunnel Area

Medicine Garden

Medicine Garden

Medicine Garden

Do Permaculture Systems involve animals?

Can we feed ourselves through vegan permaculture?

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