permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <llondon@bellsouth.net>]

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• From: Folke.Gunther@humecol.lu.se
• Subject: Re: What is permaculture ?
• Date: Tue, 27 Apr 1999 14:11:23 GMT

In article <7fm29l$a9q$0@dosa.alt.net>,
"Jeff Dickens" <dickens@dreamgear.com> wrote:
> Could you define permaculture for us amateurs ?
>
I would say that permaculture is:
'Creating maturing ecosystems with people in them'

Ecosystems follow certain principles during maturation. You can find a
condensed outline of them at
http://www.etn.lu.se/~folke_g/recirk/Eng/ecodev.htm To my understanding, most
permaculture practice works in the same direction. The resulting systems are
more 'nature-alike' and less vulnrable than common systems. The practice can
be utilised not only in gardening, but also in the creation of social systems
and urban planning.

FG

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