The Permaculture Principles

The Permaculture Principles guide our design decisions and formulate the structure of our Permaculture system. We are using David Holmgren's 12 principle version which are used to help guide every Permaculture design.

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[heyitsme]

Principles:
1. Observe & interact
2. Catch and store energy
3. Obtain and yield
4. Apply self regulation and accept feedback
5. Use and value renewable resources & service
6. Produce no waste
7. Design from pattern to design
8. Integrate rather than segregate
9. Use small and slow solutions
10. Use and value diversity
11. Use egdes and value the marginal
Creatively use& respond to change

[Giesela]

This is what we should be thought in schools and not how to be slaves to the system!

[CK-yhqi]

My career dream is my own permaculture farm co-op! Thank you for this video!

[thekarmafarmer]

I was really quite moved by this video. Being a human CAN be a beautiful thing. I often imagine what the planet would be like if we were to all utilise these principles. Thanks for posting this, and other videos. They really are design for life inspiration. Thank you

[samanthabailey]

I took your online course through OSU. I am so glad your putting the videos out there!!! share the wealth

[wobblybobengland]

An abundance for all is on our planet, we really need to get back into the garden!

[alarcon]

1. Observe and Interact
2. Catch and Store Energy
3. Obtain a Yield
4. Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback
5. Use and Value Renewable Resources & Services.
6. Produce No Waste
7. Design from Patterns to Details
8. Integrate Rather than Segregate
9. Use Small and Slow Solutions
10. Use and Value Diversity
11. Use Edges& Value the Marginal
12. Creatively Use & Respond to Change

[dywanecox]

I'm so happy I got into gardening. 6 fruit trees, 30 berry bushes, grapevines, 6 grapevines, 6 type of mushrooms, a bunch of medicinal herbs, making my own compost, I now have my own bees, I'm working on getting some owls to nest in my backyard, and a small pond of tilapia.

[beagle]

Watching these while I sit in my rented apartment on corporate land 😭

[ChromePwny]

There it is, the perfect video to show anyone who asks me what permaculture is! Thank you!

[b_uppy]

Beauty is important, also. Beauty is a motivator. I believe Bill Mollison said beauty was one of the things we need to include in our design. We need to incorporate more usefulness *with* beauty. Beauty is something often forgotten in the utility formula.

[greenhearted]

The part I love (because it fires up the imagination and creative thinking) about #8 (Integrate rather than segregate) is that you have at least 3 elements performing/supporting each function (so if 1 fails, or even 2 fail, there's still 1 element performing that function), and at least 3 functions are performed by each element, so redundancy is built in to a design. Simple examples:

Function: providing shade
Elements providing shade: grape vines on a pergola, shade trees, a roof (thanks, Geoff Lawton!)

Element: a pergola
Functions performed by a pergola: provides shade, acts as a trellis for grape vines, gives children a play structure, serves as an outdoor seating area (that's 4 functions!)

[AfricanEmpress]

Thank you, this is twice I have watched this video. I do love things like this. It is a form of art, and you laid it out brilliantly. Thank you. I shall continue to watch the rest of your videos.
P.E.A.C.E

[ragcage]

I'm absolutely going to use these principles when I finally get my piece of heaven in Bulgaria. Gaining as much knowledge as possible so I can start implementing it from day 1 on the land.

[karlsfoodforestgarden]

I love Mollison's Designer's Manual. It's one of my favorite resources. Nicely done. Your trick of drawing on the screen is really cool! Wish I'd thought of that! 🙂🌱

[mountainspirit]

Im a introvert herbalist and i was imagining to make my medicinal island in the mountain top of the world and not just medicinal plants was wondering how to agriculture without $$ just nature knowledge and hardwork ..i dint knew what premaculture mean but with just being alone and wondering how to i already discovered more than this along my journey for nature, wildlife and humanity ..thanks for the video its all truth..😊

[natet.]

This is so enlightening! Makes me want to to take a class and learn more!

[CliffsidePermaculture]

This is a really effective educational mode! Great review of the principles, thank you for making this a public resource!

[geriannroth]

Wow very enlightening gotta get those books hope they are witten in such a way that allows as easy understanding and practice as you have taught us.
Thanks for sharing

[mlady]

Excellent presentation! I understand now that Permaculture is the smart way to garden, and even beyond that, the smart way to live. Thanks!