SkipCaptcha
12,693
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Created rough draft of new article
'''Permaculture''' is a [[scientific]] and [[ethics|ethical]] system of [[:Category:Sustainable Agriculture|sustainable agriculture]] based on traditional principles of [[agriculture]] used successfully and commonly around the world before the advent of modern industrial "factory farm" methods of farming such as [[chemical]] [[fertilizer]]s, [[genetically modified]] organism [[seed]]s from [[Monsanto]] designed to resist massive amounts of [[toxic]] [[insecticide]]s-[[pesticide]]s-herbicides.
==Introduction to the term "Permaculture"==
The word "Permaculture", its theories, philosophies, ethics, patterns, and main ideas of permaculture were synthesized-developed by [[Bill Mollison]] in [[Australia]] during the 1970s and disseminated by his student [[Geoff Lawton]].
The word ''permaculture'' is a portmanteau that was originally created from the words "permanent [[agriculture]]". It has now been expanded to include the more broad words of "permanent" and "culture".
Permaculture is a series of frameworks, techniques and tools to analyze, design, and create systems of all types, yet it is most commonly applied to agricultural [[food]] production systems, although many types of system can be established using the permaculture framework.
==Permaculture's Common Practices and Concepts==
Permaculturists employ techniques from a broad range of disciplines, but these tools are selected and applied according to how well they allow permaculture's principles to be applied, not because a particular method is "how we do it in permaculture."
While there are numerous practices and concepts, these are some of the main ones:
* [[Mulch]] and [[Manure]] [[Fertilizer]]: Chop and Drop Mulching - Sheet mulching, Green manure, [[Cover crop]]
* Earth Works - [[Hugelkultur]], [[Swale]]s, and [[Terrace]]s
* [[Food Forest]] - [[Agroforestry]]
* Companion Planting
* Polyculture - Large diversity of plant species in one [[garden]] or [[farm]]
* Holistic Management
* Plant Guild
* Support Species
* Edge Effect
* Function Stacking
* Herb spiral
* Intercropping
* Keyhole bed
* Microclimate
* Mimicry
==Appeal to Homesteaders, Preppers and Survivalists==
Permaculture has been adopted by many in the [[conservative]]-[[libertarian]] Homesteader, [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]]-Preparedness movements according to [[James Wesley Rawles]], [[Paul Wheaton]], [[Jack Spirko]], and [[Backwoods Home Magazine]]. Permaculture results in long term productive [[ecosystem]]s that require minimal maintenance and little to no inputs once well established. Permaculture also can help create an abundance of food on arid, infertile, rocky or marginal land often considered not viable for [[agricultural]] use. (See the [[YouTube]] video "Greening of the Desert"<ref>Greening the Desert by [[Geoff Lawton]]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCemnJmkzI found on https://www.youtube.com/user/Permasolutions/videos Accessed December 5, 2014. Also see https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Greening+of+the+Desert+youtube, http://www.permies.com/t/1784/desert/Greening-Desert)</ref>.
Permaculture includes everything from water catchment, [[alternative energy]] systems, alternative building, [[livestock]] management to [[food forest]]ry and much more. Unlike the [[entitlement mentality]] of [[Liberal values]]-[[Public school values]]-[[Teacup Generation]], permaculture is a system that results in a highly [[self sufficient]] [[Small town values]] lifestyle in all times not just during a crisis. Hence it has gained broad acceptance by [[conservative values|conservative-thinking]] [[homesteader]]s, survivalists, and preppers.
===Permaculture Tenets similar to Survialism Tenets===
As show below, permaculture shares some important major tenets with those of "modern survivalism". While most "permaculurists" subscribe to [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]], not all permaculturists practice the [[Conservative values]], [[Traditional values]], [[American values]], [[Small town values]] and [[Family values]] that are accepted by the vast majority of survivalists according to well-known prepper authors-[[blogger]]s-[[podcast]]er-"authorities" such as [[Jack Spirko]] and [[New York Times]] best-selling author [[James Wesley Rawles]] of the [[American Redoubt]] [[vote with your feet]] [[conservative]] political [[migration]] movement, the "grand-daddy of the survivalist movement" [[Mel Tappan]], and also many others including [[Ragnar Benson]], [[Boston T. Party]] ([[Kenneth Royce]] of [[Free State Wyoming]]), [[Chuck Baldwin]], [[Joel Skousen]], [[Cleon Skousen]], [[Alex Jones]], [[Dave Duffy]] of [[Backwoods Home Magazine]], [[M.D. Creekmore]], et al.
== Growing your own food ==
Growing your own [[food]] is for everyone not just people that want "[[organic]]" [[fruit]] and [[vegetable]]s. To produce your own food, even as little as 10% of what you use reduces your dependence on "the system". If nothing else [[gardening]] is good for your emotional and physical [[health]] and increases the value of any [[real estate|property]]. See [[:Category:Permaculture]] for more specific articles.
=== Food and water storage ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Food and water storage" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Food and water storage]] and many others -->
* [[Food storage|Food stored]]-[[Food preservation]] (e.g. [[canning]], etc.) is a major consideration of [[:Category:Permaculture|permaculture]] and is an exceptional tangible [[investment]]. [[Food]] is increasing in cost faster than just about any investment right now and certainly faster than the rate of [[inflation]]. You simply can't lose by storing additional food that you eat on a regular basis.
=== Renewable energy ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Renewable energy" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Renewable energy]] and many others -->
* [[Renewable energy]] is an important part of [[:Category:permaculture|permaculture]]. [[Alternative energy]] is great if you do it in a way that saves you money (short or long term) but your [[solar panel]]s are not going to save the planet. Man-made [[global warming]] is a scam designed to force the U.S. into a [[globalist]] [[United Nations]]-controlled [[taxation]] system. If you want to promote [[solar power]], [[wind energy]], [[hydroelectric]], etc. the best way is to develop it in a more cost effective manner. Fuel efficient vehicles are also great but the effective implementation of such vehicles requires that they be affordable, well built and well-engineered. The lesson is that the best way to promote "[[alternative energy|green energy]]" is via [[economics]].
=== Owning land is true wealth ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Owning land is true wealth" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Owning land is true wealth]] and many others -->
* Permaculture implies some land-[[soil]] to grow food and medicines ([[herbs]]), thus [[Real estate|owning land]] is true [[Invest in tangibles|wealth]]. Individuals should strive to own land in the [[rural]] country where [[taxes]] are low and [[big government]] restrictions are limited. Even if you live in the city finding, buying and improving land within 3-5 hours of your primary residence makes a lot of sense. If you can use it to get out of the city at some point so much the better.
=== Financial security ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Financial security" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Financial security]] and many others -->
* In addition to [[food]], [[water]] and other common [[:Category:Survivalism|preparedness stores]] ("preps") use common sense methods of hedging against "disaster" due to [[drought]], [[weather]] events, crop failure, [[famine]], etc. The types of protection offered by Permaculture techniques can make your life a lot less miserable when something goes wrong. Permaculturists make this part of their planning and permaculture design.
==Quotes about Permaculture Topics==
* "All the world's problems can be solved in a [[garden]]." - [[Geoff Lawton]], Permaculturist, and one of the primary proponents of permaculture [[science]]
==See Also==
* [[:Category:Permaculture]]
* [[Essay:Invest in tangibles]]
==External Links=
* [http://www.survivalblog.com/2012/11/family-scale-permaculture-gardening-by-tod-p.html Family-Scale Permaculture Gardening]
* [[Paul Wheaton]]'s http://Permies.com and http://RichSoil.com in the [[American Redoubt]]'s [[Montana]] countryside
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA7BA330871366B8 Permaculture Principles and Design Video Series with Jack Spirko]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGEwhBNf8TQ&list=PLEB8F3C4B50E89CD1 Free Permaculture Webinar in Video with Bill Wilson]
* [http://permaculturenews.org Permaculture Research Institute]
* [http://permaculturenews.org/ Permaculture News]
* [http://permacultureglobal.com/ Permaculture Global]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Permaculture]]
[[Category:Gardening]]
[[Category:Agriculture]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Sustainable Agriculture]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]
[[Category:Libertarianism]]
==Introduction to the term "Permaculture"==
The word "Permaculture", its theories, philosophies, ethics, patterns, and main ideas of permaculture were synthesized-developed by [[Bill Mollison]] in [[Australia]] during the 1970s and disseminated by his student [[Geoff Lawton]].
The word ''permaculture'' is a portmanteau that was originally created from the words "permanent [[agriculture]]". It has now been expanded to include the more broad words of "permanent" and "culture".
Permaculture is a series of frameworks, techniques and tools to analyze, design, and create systems of all types, yet it is most commonly applied to agricultural [[food]] production systems, although many types of system can be established using the permaculture framework.
==Permaculture's Common Practices and Concepts==
Permaculturists employ techniques from a broad range of disciplines, but these tools are selected and applied according to how well they allow permaculture's principles to be applied, not because a particular method is "how we do it in permaculture."
While there are numerous practices and concepts, these are some of the main ones:
* [[Mulch]] and [[Manure]] [[Fertilizer]]: Chop and Drop Mulching - Sheet mulching, Green manure, [[Cover crop]]
* Earth Works - [[Hugelkultur]], [[Swale]]s, and [[Terrace]]s
* [[Food Forest]] - [[Agroforestry]]
* Companion Planting
* Polyculture - Large diversity of plant species in one [[garden]] or [[farm]]
* Holistic Management
* Plant Guild
* Support Species
* Edge Effect
* Function Stacking
* Herb spiral
* Intercropping
* Keyhole bed
* Microclimate
* Mimicry
==Appeal to Homesteaders, Preppers and Survivalists==
Permaculture has been adopted by many in the [[conservative]]-[[libertarian]] Homesteader, [[:Category:Survivalism|Survivalist]]-Preparedness movements according to [[James Wesley Rawles]], [[Paul Wheaton]], [[Jack Spirko]], and [[Backwoods Home Magazine]]. Permaculture results in long term productive [[ecosystem]]s that require minimal maintenance and little to no inputs once well established. Permaculture also can help create an abundance of food on arid, infertile, rocky or marginal land often considered not viable for [[agricultural]] use. (See the [[YouTube]] video "Greening of the Desert"<ref>Greening the Desert by [[Geoff Lawton]]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reCemnJmkzI found on https://www.youtube.com/user/Permasolutions/videos Accessed December 5, 2014. Also see https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Greening+of+the+Desert+youtube, http://www.permies.com/t/1784/desert/Greening-Desert)</ref>.
Permaculture includes everything from water catchment, [[alternative energy]] systems, alternative building, [[livestock]] management to [[food forest]]ry and much more. Unlike the [[entitlement mentality]] of [[Liberal values]]-[[Public school values]]-[[Teacup Generation]], permaculture is a system that results in a highly [[self sufficient]] [[Small town values]] lifestyle in all times not just during a crisis. Hence it has gained broad acceptance by [[conservative values|conservative-thinking]] [[homesteader]]s, survivalists, and preppers.
===Permaculture Tenets similar to Survialism Tenets===
As show below, permaculture shares some important major tenets with those of "modern survivalism". While most "permaculurists" subscribe to [[Libertarianism|Libertarian values]], not all permaculturists practice the [[Conservative values]], [[Traditional values]], [[American values]], [[Small town values]] and [[Family values]] that are accepted by the vast majority of survivalists according to well-known prepper authors-[[blogger]]s-[[podcast]]er-"authorities" such as [[Jack Spirko]] and [[New York Times]] best-selling author [[James Wesley Rawles]] of the [[American Redoubt]] [[vote with your feet]] [[conservative]] political [[migration]] movement, the "grand-daddy of the survivalist movement" [[Mel Tappan]], and also many others including [[Ragnar Benson]], [[Boston T. Party]] ([[Kenneth Royce]] of [[Free State Wyoming]]), [[Chuck Baldwin]], [[Joel Skousen]], [[Cleon Skousen]], [[Alex Jones]], [[Dave Duffy]] of [[Backwoods Home Magazine]], [[M.D. Creekmore]], et al.
== Growing your own food ==
Growing your own [[food]] is for everyone not just people that want "[[organic]]" [[fruit]] and [[vegetable]]s. To produce your own food, even as little as 10% of what you use reduces your dependence on "the system". If nothing else [[gardening]] is good for your emotional and physical [[health]] and increases the value of any [[real estate|property]]. See [[:Category:Permaculture]] for more specific articles.
=== Food and water storage ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Food and water storage" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Food and water storage]] and many others -->
* [[Food storage|Food stored]]-[[Food preservation]] (e.g. [[canning]], etc.) is a major consideration of [[:Category:Permaculture|permaculture]] and is an exceptional tangible [[investment]]. [[Food]] is increasing in cost faster than just about any investment right now and certainly faster than the rate of [[inflation]]. You simply can't lose by storing additional food that you eat on a regular basis.
=== Renewable energy ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Renewable energy" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Renewable energy]] and many others -->
* [[Renewable energy]] is an important part of [[:Category:permaculture|permaculture]]. [[Alternative energy]] is great if you do it in a way that saves you money (short or long term) but your [[solar panel]]s are not going to save the planet. Man-made [[global warming]] is a scam designed to force the U.S. into a [[globalist]] [[United Nations]]-controlled [[taxation]] system. If you want to promote [[solar power]], [[wind energy]], [[hydroelectric]], etc. the best way is to develop it in a more cost effective manner. Fuel efficient vehicles are also great but the effective implementation of such vehicles requires that they be affordable, well built and well-engineered. The lesson is that the best way to promote "[[alternative energy|green energy]]" is via [[economics]].
=== Owning land is true wealth ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Owning land is true wealth" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Owning land is true wealth]] and many others -->
* Permaculture implies some land-[[soil]] to grow food and medicines ([[herbs]]), thus [[Real estate|owning land]] is true [[Invest in tangibles|wealth]]. Individuals should strive to own land in the [[rural]] country where [[taxes]] are low and [[big government]] restrictions are limited. Even if you live in the city finding, buying and improving land within 3-5 hours of your primary residence makes a lot of sense. If you can use it to get out of the city at some point so much the better.
=== Financial security ===
<!-- Do NOT change the title "Financial security" since it is a bookmark linked to by articles [[Financial security]] and many others -->
* In addition to [[food]], [[water]] and other common [[:Category:Survivalism|preparedness stores]] ("preps") use common sense methods of hedging against "disaster" due to [[drought]], [[weather]] events, crop failure, [[famine]], etc. The types of protection offered by Permaculture techniques can make your life a lot less miserable when something goes wrong. Permaculturists make this part of their planning and permaculture design.
==Quotes about Permaculture Topics==
* "All the world's problems can be solved in a [[garden]]." - [[Geoff Lawton]], Permaculturist, and one of the primary proponents of permaculture [[science]]
==See Also==
* [[:Category:Permaculture]]
* [[Essay:Invest in tangibles]]
==External Links=
* [http://www.survivalblog.com/2012/11/family-scale-permaculture-gardening-by-tod-p.html Family-Scale Permaculture Gardening]
* [[Paul Wheaton]]'s http://Permies.com and http://RichSoil.com in the [[American Redoubt]]'s [[Montana]] countryside
* [http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEA7BA330871366B8 Permaculture Principles and Design Video Series with Jack Spirko]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGEwhBNf8TQ&list=PLEB8F3C4B50E89CD1 Free Permaculture Webinar in Video with Bill Wilson]
* [http://permaculturenews.org Permaculture Research Institute]
* [http://permaculturenews.org/ Permaculture News]
* [http://permacultureglobal.com/ Permaculture Global]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
[[Category:Permaculture]]
[[Category:Gardening]]
[[Category:Agriculture]]
[[Category:Ethics]]
[[Category:Sustainable Agriculture]]
[[Category:Philosophy]]
[[Category:Libertarianism]]