I finally received my Permaculture Design Certificate. I did 150 hours of course work, read the entire manual of 500 pages of small print, and listened to the entire 80 hours of Bill Mollison’s version of the class from 30 years ago, … before doing my final design and passing the class.
Permaculture Quick Start
Permaculture? Is it swales? What on earth is a swale?
Swales are a dry-climate, tree-growing system. Permaculture may use swales, but that is a small, small part of permaculture.
Permaculture is often described as “Permanent Agriculture.” However, Permaculture is better described as “Permanent Culture.” That includes:
- Earth care
- People care
- Returning surplus
Permaculture transcends politics, religion, and country. You can throw a prepper, a tree hugger, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a capitalist, and a communist into the same permaculture class and have them all walk away determined to use the knowledge they gained in their individual pursuits. In fact, I’ve seen that happen.