Permaculture Ethics Permaculture Ethics & Design Principles & Design Principles from Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren
Permaculture Ethics Permaculture Ethics & Design Principles& Design Principles
from Permaculture:
Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability
by David Holmgren
Ethics: Care of Earth, Care of People
& Fair Share
Observe & Interact
Catch & Store Energy
Obtain A Yield
Apply Self Regulation &Accept Feedback
Use and Value Renewable Resources & Services
Produce No WasteDesign from Patterns to Details
Integrate Rather Than Segregate
Use Small &Slow Solutions
Use & Value Diversity
Use Edges & Valuethe Marginal
Creatively Use & Repond To Change
Permaculture Ethics & Principles
Ethical Principles of Ethical Principles of PermaculturePermaculture
Care of the Earth Care of the Earth (Rebuild nature’s capital)(Rebuild nature’s capital)
Care of the People (Nurture the self, kin and community)
Fair Share (Live simply so that others may
simply live)
4: APPLY SELF-REGULATION 4: APPLY SELF-REGULATION AND ACCEPT FEEDBACKAND ACCEPT FEEDBACK
The sins of the fathers are visited on the children unto the seventh generation
5: USE AND VALUE RENEWABLE 5: USE AND VALUE RENEWABLE RESOURCES AND SERVICESRESOURCES AND SERVICES
Let nature take its course
7: DESIGN FROM PATTERNS7: DESIGN FROM PATTERNS TO DETAILSTO DETAILS
Can’t see the wood for the trees
The bigger they are, the harder they fallSlow and steady wins the race
9: USE SMALL AND 9: USE SMALL AND SLOW SOLUTIONSSLOW SOLUTIONS
Don’t think you are on the right trackjust because it is a well-beaten path
11: USE EDGES AND 11: USE EDGES AND VALUE THE MARGINALVALUE THE MARGINAL
12: CREATIVELY USE AND12: CREATIVELY USE ANDRESPOND TO CHANGERESPOND TO CHANGE
Vision is not seeing things as they are,but as they will be