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Maker Faire Bay Area 2009
Permaculture: The cutting edge of a 10,000 yr-old idea

Location: Homegrown Village HV07

Permaculture is an design practice that combines several earth sciences to form sustainable human settlements that have the same natural resiliency as a healthy ecosystem. The term “permaculture” was coined by Bill Mollison who, along with his student, David Holmgren. The word itself is a combination of both “permanent agriculture” and “permanent culture.”

Permaculture is founded on three ethics:
1. Care of Earth: care for living and non-living things, including plants, animals, land, water and air.
2. Care of People: providing access to resources that are necessary for existence.
3. Setting Voluntary Limits to Consumption and Population: reinvest surplus and reduce waste to do the work of the first two ethics.

Visit this project to learn more about permaculture and some of the exciting projects and permaculture education opportunities in the bay area.

Web site: http://permie.net/

About the Maker(s)

Terrie Miller Terrie is the publisher of Permie.net, a web site about permaculture, and especially like to write about resources for permies in West Sonoma County. She's an avid birder and enjoys hiking and kayaking in the Bay Area when she's not working on permaculture projects in the back yard.