What is permaculture?

By observing how nature works, we can learn how to achieve true sustainability

Permaculture is a holistic analysis and design tool that aims to develop sustainable and resilient systems. Permaculture uses natural ecosystems as a model.

In addition to the fact that the design tool works well in cultivation contexts, it is an effective tool for designing social, political and technical systems. This can apply to everything from elderly care, school, democracy to social care.

Central concepts in permaculture are building resources (soil, material, energy, etc.), people and activities so that they:

will be long-term sustainable and viable
minimizes unnecessary work
uses small-scale methods
collaborates within the system
increases relevant skills
provides multifunctions
simplifies succession
utilizes edge effects
self-organizes and self-propagates
are financially sustainable
stimulates commitment through social relations, well-being, democracy and local self-determination
increases the degree of self-sufficiency
provides sustainable resource management
creates the ability to withstand external and internal stresses
consumes little energy
uses a high proportion of biological resources