Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Sustainability and the Permaculture Flower

Ok, there is sustainability, now, what is the permaculture flower? Better yet, let us start with permaculture.


What is permaculture? It is a global movement that started in Australia, under the leadership of Bill Mollison who systematically studied ecological systems and showed how we can adopt the principles of nature to creating sustainable societies. In the beginning permaculture meant- permanent agriculture. Now it has evolved to mean- permanent culture.

The Permaculture Ethics


Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future. (permacultureprinciples.com)


What then is the permaculture flower? It is a systematic diagram of how we can achieve sustainability by altering the specific areas of our lives. Thus, this blog will attempt to show the existing sustainability solutions that i have witnessed in my travels as applied to these specific areas.


The Permaculture Flower

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