Permaculture Design

Permaculture design introduced in Australia under the direction of Bill Mollison involves sustainably balanced design or permanent-culture. Beyond that, there really is no perfect definition of Permaculture.

'The problem IS the solution'

Permaculture design as I see it, are applied principles and technologies that solve problems and enhance the landscape, with every aspect having multiple functions that are sustainable yet with the human in mind.

For example, a swimming pond may be designed for human recreation/comfort and is educational. It can also be used for rainwater catch/storage, a fire break, for evaporative cooling, food harvesting, garden watering, and neighborhood/community gathering place, while maintaining the feel that it belongs in the landscape.

Often people don't think twice about driving great distances in search of swimming holes and other getaways, and this only when time allows. So creating your own sacred space at home seems to me to be a very reasonable proposition.

I also consider Permaculture-Ponds.com to be of good Permacultural design. It offers free valuable information, introduces new sustainable ideas, and makes a profit. This with the added benefit of being a powerful marketing tool for my local pond building business. see: perma-opportunity

The idea is that anything added to the landscape, to the business concept, or any other aspect of human existence should work in harmony with its environment and provide multiple benefits.

Another interpretation:

"Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for provision of local needs".

-David Holmgren

"What Permaculturalists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet"

-David Suzuki

"We Can Do This, the Time is Now."

-Larry Santoyo

By working together, staying focused, and applying the principles of Permaculture we can begin; to simply, more efficiently, and more sustainably solve our many global ecological imbalances.

David W. Crimmins - Permaculture Design

*Natural Swimming Pool Conversions - My first original design.

*A Twig Burning Camp Stove - Patent Pending. Currently seeking manufacturers.

Other Great Links:

*Earth Flow Design w/Larry Santoyo - Permaculture Design Certifications and ecological design.

*Permaculture International

*The Air Powered Car! - Using only compressed air and goes 65+MPH. Currently being Manufactured to American safety standards in France.An engine that could become one of the biggest technological advances of this century!

*Small-Farm-Permaculture-and-Sustainable-Living.com

*YourGuidetoGreen.com - Practical tips to live green every day!

*PhoenixPermaculture.org - Outstanding source of information, teaching and demonstrating the urgent need for sustainable systems.

*RockyMountainPermaculture - Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute.

*Perma culture Activist Magazine

*Flagstaffpermaculture.org - Information and experience about sustainable living in Northern Arizona.

*PermaculturePlants.com - Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute

*Permaculture.net - "Weaving the World Wide Permaculture Web"

*PermacultureVisions.com

*Permaculture.com - International Institute for Ecological Agriculture.

*GreenPhoenix.org - A non profit public charity that inspires and facilitates individuals in the Northeastern United States to build an economy based on care for the earth care for people and the return of surplus.

*Perma culture Credit Union - pooling the financial resources of people who believe in the ethics of Permaculture Design.

Try this interactive scribd document!(below)

*Bill-Mollison-Permaculture-Design-Course