What is Permaculture?
_The term permaculture was coined by its founder Bill Mollison, as an amalgamation of “permanent” and “agriculture”. With the expansion of the concept, “agriculture” was made interchangeable with “culture”. Permaculture integrates people into Nature's design: it blends Applied Science with Ecology and stimulates our inate sense of harmony with the land we live in. An effective permaculture design provides us with shelter, food, water and income, within a balanced and healthy ecological community, and offers practical solutions to the global crises we now face.
People encountering permaculture will be attracted to any one of its aspects according to their own outlook:
they may see it as a way to being able to survive on their piece of marginal land, or to help make their local area function more sustainably .
By the end of the course, students will understand the concept of sustainable development as well as the principles and strategies of Permaculture Design, and should be able to apply this knowledge to their or any piece of land, and to inform their outlook on the way natural systems, as well as having insight into how society functions and can be changed.
Permaculture is for everyone, regardless of age, experience, education or profession.
People encountering permaculture will be attracted to any one of its aspects according to their own outlook:
they may see it as a way to being able to survive on their piece of marginal land, or to help make their local area function more sustainably .
By the end of the course, students will understand the concept of sustainable development as well as the principles and strategies of Permaculture Design, and should be able to apply this knowledge to their or any piece of land, and to inform their outlook on the way natural systems, as well as having insight into how society functions and can be changed.
Permaculture is for everyone, regardless of age, experience, education or profession.
