Essence of
Permaculture
A summary of permaculture concepts and
principles taken from ‘Permaculture Principles
& Pathways Beyond Sustainability’
by David Holmgren
E n g l i s H V E r s i o n
www.holmgren.com.au
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16 Fourteenth street, Hepburn, Victoria, Australia 3461
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starting with ethics and principles focused in the critical domain of
land and nature stewardship, permaculture is evolving by progressive
application of principles to the integration of all seven domains
necessary to sustain humanity through energy decent
Adapted from Introduction: Permaculture Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Copyright © 2002.
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Water harvesting
& reuse
Natural building
materials
Owner-building
Passive solar design
Charcoal & wood
gasification
Microhydro
Hand
tools
Bicycle
transport
Reuse / Recycling
Home & Steiner
education
Reading
Landscapes
Participatory
arts & music
Social Ecology
& Action Research
Home birth /
Breastfeeding
Preventative health
Holistic medicine
Yoga & other
body/mind/spirit disciplines
Dying with dignity
Spirit of place
LETS
Fair Trade Products
Community
Supported
Agriculture
Ethical
Investment
Emergy accounting
Eco-villages /
cohousing
Conflict
resolution
Co-operatives /
Body corporates
Native title
Holistic Rangeland
Management
Keyline water
harvesting
Agroforestry
& nature-based
forestry
Organic & BD agriculture
Bio-intensive gardening
Integrated
aquaculture
Wild harvesting
Forest gardening
Seed saving
Biotechture
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