Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and design principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future. The permaculture flower uses the evolutionary spiral path to link together the key domains required for this change.
These concepts are adapted from Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by permaculture co-originator David Holmgren.
Unfortunately for us the diary will not continue next year, but Michele's enthusiasm for permaculture continues. Her food forest and gardens will feature as one of Costa's first stories for the new season and she will be running urban permaculture workshops in Sydney's inner west.
You can read Michele's message of thanks about the diary here. Gardening Australia resumes on ABC1 from Saturday March 24 at 6.30pm AEST. It can also be watched online on ABC's iview.
New Year Challenge: 'Binimum' - minimise your waste
During 2011 Richard Telford with his partner Kunie and two young boys decided to take the challenge of only using one rubbish bin and one recycle bin for the whole year, what they call 'binimum'. In their newly established home they thought that this mission would be next to impossible, but it wasn't. By applying the permaculture principles THEY DID IT, and you can too! Find out more at abdallahhouse.com
If the task sounds a little too far fetched for your household then try putting your bins out when they are full, and keep track of how many you get emptied over the year in your calendar or diary. See if you can improve upon your total in the following year as you discover more creative ways to refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle waste - or grow and make your own and turn your left overs into compost!
This catchy tune from yardboidoroony reminds us to see opportunities rather than problems using the principle of Produce No Waste.
Anima Mundi DVD now available
"Anima Mundi is by Australian filmmaker Peter Downey. It brings together an extraordinary mix of voices, juxtaposed with old newsreel footage and advertisements to help us understand the systemic trap that we find ourselves in and the difficulty of change." John Seed - Deep Ecology.
Get ready for 2012 with the new Diary and Calendar
Featuring inspirational stories combined with beautiful photos the permaculture diary and calendar make the perfect ethical gifts.
Get the diary and calendar together for just A$29 delivered Australia-wide. For even more generous discounts you can get together with friends and buy in bulk at wholesale prices.
Future Scenarios considers the potential interaction between Peak Oil and Climate Change. The permaculture design system has evolved over the last 30 years to creatively respond to futures that involve progressively less and less available energy.
Abdallah House
Check out the blog about redesigning of a home in suburban Seymour using permaculture principles.
A forum discussing sustainability, permaculture, organic gardening, backyard livestock, simple living and stepping lightly on the planet.
