Permaculture
In a nutshell, Permaculture is the science of best relative placement of components in a plan or pattern, in order to increase resources, conserve or create energy and to reduce or eliminate pollution or waste. It is an information rich, interdisciplinary study crossing all boundaries, enabled by the bridging of ancient wisdom and new technology. By embracing new information and technological advancement, Permaculture advances as a dynamic process.
Permaculture ethics and principles offers us an ontological basis for creating sustainable human ecosystems. Predicated on an understanding of systems relationships, ecological processes, patterns, form, and functions, it is the most dynamic application of regenerative design in sustainable development today.
No matter what field: social, economic, environmental, educational, design, engineering, or construction, students of Permaculture will learn the habits of mind critical to fostering sustainable development in this new era of ecology.
The Practice Of Permaculture
As stated by Bill Mollison in Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual, in order for the long-term consequences of our actions to promote sustainability for future generations, we need to use “species that are native to our area or those naturalized species known to be beneficial; plan for small‑scale, energy‑efficient intensive systems rather than large‑scale, energy‑consuming extensive systems; be diverse, polycultural; increase the sum of yields: look at the total yield of the system provided by annuals, perennials, crops, trees and animals, also regard energy saved as a yield; use low energy environmental (solar, wind and water) and biological (plant and animal) systems to conserve and generate energy; bring food growing back into the towns and cities; assist people to become self‑reliant and promote community responsibility; reafforest the earth and restore fertility to the soil; use everything at its optimum level and recycle so‑called wastes of any kind; see solutions, not problems .”
"We must create designs for human settlements that incorporate principles inherent in the natural world in order to sustain human populations over a long span of time." (Nancy and John Todd)
Ultimately, we can achieve ecological balance by synthesizing applied biology, eco-technology and integrative architecture: the merging of renewable energies and biological earth-systems.
Focus is in these four areas: 1) Site components: water, earth, landscape, climate plants; 2) Energy components: appropriate technologies, structures, sources, connections; 3) Social components: legal aids, people, culture, trade and finance; 4) Abstract components: timing, data, ethics. (Wayne Weiseman, Registered Permaculture Instructor)
Permaculture Principles and Ethics
Permaculture Design Innovation
72 Hr. Permaculture Design Certification Course
Why get PC Design Certification?
Permaculture is a copyrighted word of the Permaculture Institute of Australia. Graduates of the certificate course are permitted to use the word Permaculture in their choice of livelihood.
Learn & Develop:
- At the forefront of Social Transformation
- With Cultural Creatives
- With Social Entrepreneurs
- Expertise that is valued and needed
- According to Ecological design, principles and ethics
- Regenerative Systems For Sustainable Development
Permaculture Course Schedule:
Introduction to Basics of Permaculture I.
March 24th & 25th, 2006
Permaculture Design Certification Workshop II.
September 29, 30 and Oct. 1st, 2006
Friday – Sunday 8am-6pm
Permaculture Design Certification Workshop III.
November 3-5, 2006
Friday –Sunday 8am-6pm