permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

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.

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Lawrence F. London, Jr.
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