permaculture
Bill Mollison in David Holmgren defined the expression ˝Permaculture˝ as permanent agri-culture. The term combines culture, permanence and agriculture.
Permaculture is a method for designing cultivated systems, that are as diverse, stable and resilient as natural ecosystems.These systems support the needs of all those involved. The goal is to include humans in the natural landscape in a way that promotes development, productivity and aesthetics of the environment.
Perma-Dachi takes care of your environment by following the ethics and principles of permaculture.
Permaculture is a method for designing cultivated systems, that are as diverse, stable and resilient as natural ecosystems.These systems support the needs of all those involved. The goal is to include humans in the natural landscape in a way that promotes development, productivity and aesthetics of the environment.
Perma-Dachi takes care of your environment by following the ethics and principles of permaculture.
ethics
Earth Care
People care
Fair Share
Principles
- Relative location
- Each element preforms multiple functions
- Each important function is supported by more than one element
- Efficient energy use
- Use of bio-potentials
- Energy cycling
- Efficient small ecosystems
- Accelerate the development of plant communities
- Diversity, Bio-diversity
- Boundary – use of edges
- Positive attitude
elements and connections
Permaculture design starts with a detailed analysis of terrain, desired outcomes and other baseline conditions.
By way of analysis, we obtain crucial information about the key elements and functions that are integral to our design. Hugelkultur, raised beds, spiral beds, swales, terraces and ponds are some of the more famous elements that we meet in permaculture. But the elements alone do not represent a complete permaculture system. The design process connects all the elements in an integrated system that provides all the required functions. Every function is supported by many elements and every element supports more functions. This web of beneficial connections enables us to create stable and resilient cultivated systems, that require only minimal maintenance. |
Natural ecosystems can not be artificially created, but the characteristics and patterns in nature can be used to fulfill our needs when designing our homes and surroundings.
For example, a grove of trees and shrubs can provide us with fruits, nuts and wood. It can also form a windbreak or a suntrap, thus creating better conditions for growing more sensitive plants. At the same time it provides a habitat for birds and other animals that control pests populations. With proper implementation of elements, specific microclimates can be achieved to suit the different lifeforms that we want to include in the design, therefore prolong the growing season. Plants that grow in favorable conditions are more resilient to diseases and pests. Integrated permaculture design takes natural nutrients cycle into account. Creating good conditions for natural processes nullifies the need for chemical fertilizers. Poli-culture companion planting, mulches and compost protect the soil from compaction and erosion while keeping the soil moist and full of nutrients. |
FOREST, AN example of sustainability
Forest is a highly developed, dominant terrestrial ecosystem. It connects a wide variety of living and inanimate representatives from the environment into a complex, interconnected, but long-term stable web.
Patterns and processes like the cycles of matter, photosynthesis and interconnections provide forest with enormous productivity and optimal use of resources. Forest does more than just provide a habitat for its residents. By creating surpluses, they play a decisive role in improving wider ecological environment and keeping the biosphere stable. |
During photosynthesis plants consume carbon dioxide and release oxygen into the atmosphere, this provides the life supporting gas ratio in air.
A thick layer of organic material on the forest floor is an excellent water retainer, it also provides habitat for fungi and microorganisms that enable the cycles of matter and formation of fertile soil. Forests prevent excessive water runoff and erosion, flooding and droughts, they help preserving underground water sources. Forests mitigate climate extremes and serve their surroundings as a windbreak. |
Forests are sustainable resources,
with proper forestry management. Forests have beneficial effects on our well-being and improve the landscape. All this makes forests the ideal model for sustainability. |