Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #8 – Integrate, Don’t Segregate ~ Epi-053
Today we take a deeper look at Permaculture Design Principle #8 – Integrate, Don’t Segregate. This principle is fundamentally about ‘stacking functions’ – a common term we hear a lot in perma-speak – but what does that really mean and HOW do you go about doing it? We’ll talk nuts and bolts of creating functionally…
The Prime Directive, Ethics & Principles Of Permaculture
When learning about permaculture, we often hear about the ethics and the principles. Less often do we hear the Prime Directive, which is unfortunate, because it frames up the ethics and principles beautifully as guidelines for moving one’s own life into greater alignment with natural pattern based on individual action. We don’t have to wait…
Permaculture Principle Deep Dive #7: Design From Patterns To Details ~Epi-52
Design from pattern to details. Anyone who has read a permaculture book has heard this – but how to actually DO IT? Today we talk about Natural Constants and the Yeomans Scale of Permanence as tools you can use to help you design from big, broad, largely immutable patterns down to small, granular, actionable details.…
Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #6 – Make No Waste ~ Epi-51
Today we’re talking about the 6th permaculture design principle: Make No Waste. In Nature, “waste” = food. How can we design our homesteads and the various life support systems on them such that the “waste” from one becomes the food for another? How many energetic loops and connection can we create between elements, systems and…
Permaculture Principle Deep Dive #5 – Use And Value Nature’s Gifts ~ Epi-50
Today we continue our Deep Dive series on the 12 foundational principles of permaculture. In this episode we take a deeper look at Principle #5: Use And Value Nature’s Gifts / Collaborate With Succession / Work With Nature, Not Against It. There are numerous different ways this principle is written, and we’ll explore the nuance…
Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #4 – Self Regulate And Accept Feedback ~ Epi-049
In today’s episode we continue with our Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive Series with Principle #4 – Self Regulate And Accept Feedback. We talk about why those two terms – ‘self regulate’ and ‘accept feedback’ come packaged together, and how each is important to create an environment that promotes rapid iteration and ‘safe to fail’…
Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #3 – Obtain A Yield ~ Epi-048
Today is the third episode in our Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive series – Obtain A Yield. This is all about intentionally designing living systems on our homesteads that provide for our needs to live a great life. Join me as we discuss… The different types of yields you can design for: product, energy and…
Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #2 – Catch & Store Energy ~ Epi-047
Today we take a deeper look at the second of the core permaculture design principles – Catch And Store Energy. This is what designing a functional and resilient ecosystem is all about – energy in vs. energy out. Everything that is alive needs to bring in more energy than it expends in order to 1)…
Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #1: Observe & Interact – Epi-046
This is the first in a series of episodes that will go into depth on how to apply and leverage each of the 12 foundational design principles used in permaculture. The first design principle is Observe and Interact. It is the keystone design principle, from which all others are held together and applied toward a functional…
045 – The 4 D’s of Homestead Security
Today we are talking about homestead security. It’s a topic that is left out of a lot of “mainstream” permaculture design books – and really its hardly mentioned at all as a design consideration. We live in a weird time, when for just a few short generations, and then only for a select few people,…
