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  • From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] permaculture spirituality
  • Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:23:17 -0500

Laurence Gaffney wrote:

A definition of permaculture attributed to Bill Mollison and Scott Pitman:-
Permaculture (Permanent Agriculture) is the conscious design and maintenance of cultivated ecosystems which have the diversity, stability & resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape, people & appropriate technologies, providing good, shelter, energy & other needs in a sustainable way. Permaculture is a philosophy and an approach to land use which works with natural rhythms & patterns, weaving together the elements of microclimate, annual & perennial plants, animals, water & soil management, & human needs into intricately

Where can I find the rest of this definition of permaculture? Book, website,
list archive?

Bill Mollison has said:-

" All permaculture design is based on three ethics: Care of the earth (because all living things have intrinsic worth); care of the people; and reinvest all surplus, whether it be information, money, or labor, to support the first two ethics. "

Scott Pitman said:-
Permaculture has traditionally avoided both religious and political themes
as they inevitable lead to dissention and misunderstandings. Since neither
subject is relevant to the workings of natural systems, they seem to only
apply to humans and are both based on opinions and belief systems not facts
or reality; they don't seem to contribute to permaculture design
considerations.

It seems to me that if Permaculture is a Philosophy based on Ethics then
belief and opinion are also the basis of Permaculture.

Laurence Gaffney

Good followup, Laurence.

This is really great thinking and writing and the pc list is fortunate to be
able to host this kind of dialog.

--
Lawrence F. London, Jr.
Venaura Farm
lfl@intrex.net
http://market-farming.com
http://market-farming.com/venaurafarm
http://venaurafarm.blogspot.com/
http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech





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