Permaculture Ethics and Principles

Ethics

• Earth care
• People care
• Fair share / Future care

To consider for Earth Care and Future Care:

• Refuse
• Rethink
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Repair
• Repurpose
• Recycle
• Recover

Attitudinal principles

• Multiple elements x multiple functions
• Everything gardens
• The problem is the solution
• Yield is theoretically unlimited
• Work with nature
• Minimum effort, maximum effect

Holmgren principles

• Observe and interact
• Catch and store energy
• Obtain a yield
• Apply self regulation and accept feedback
• Use and value renewable resources and services
• Produce no waste
• Design from patterns to details
• Integrate rather than segregate
• Use small and slow solutions
• Use and value diversity
• Use edges and value the marginal
• Creatively use and respond to change