Permaculture Design Principles Principle 1: Observe and interact ----“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder” Principle 2: Catch and store energy----“Make hay while the sun shines” Principle 3: Obtain a yield -------“You can’t work on an empty stomach” Principle 4: Apply self-regulation & accept feedback “The sins of the fathers are visited on the children unto the seventh generation” Principle 5: Use & value renewable resources & services----“Let nature take its course” Principle 6: Produce no waste ---“A stitch in time saves nine.” “Waste not, want not.” Principle 7: Design from patterns to details----“Can’t see the forest for the trees” Principle 8: Integrate rather than segregate----“Many hands make light work” Principle 9: Use small and slow solutions---“The bigger they are, the harder they fall.” “Slow and steady wins the race.” Principle 10: Use and value diversity----“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket” Principle 11: Use edges & value the marginal---“Don’t think you are on the right track just because it’s a well-beaten path” Principle 12: Creatively use and respond to change----“Vision is not seeing things as they are but as they will be”
Posted on: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:36:51 +0000
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