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For this question, you will probably get a hundred different answers if you ask a hundred practitioners!<\/p>\n
Here is one definition: “Permaculture is a creative design process based on whole-systems thinking informed by ethics and design principles<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n Here are some other definitions:<\/p>\n The Definition of Permaculture: An Interview with Bill Mollison<\/a> Let’s see how some CoLab members defined permaculture…<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column_inner][\/et_pb_row_inner][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QXTXNSWOAqQ” _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”100px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.25.2″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”40px||||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Permaculture, as a study of sustainable living covers a range of different domains<\/a>, is delimited by a series of 3 permaculture ethics<\/a>, is often exemplified by a range of different permaculture principles<\/a>, and uses a variety of tools, such as: “social tools”<\/a>, “zoning”<\/a>, “client interviews”<\/a>, and good old fun<\/a>! There are a multitude of books<\/a> written about permaculture you can read to go deeper.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.17.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”77px|||||” top_divider_style=”wave” top_divider_color=”gcid-350f1364-8024-4a6d-b00d-c89d8c236e04″ global_colors_info=”{%22gcid-350f1364-8024-4a6d-b00d-c89d8c236e04%22:%91%22top_divider_color%22%93}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_3,1_3,1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=” Maria Paez” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/maria-paez.png” image_icon_width=”123px” content_max_width=”800px” _builder_version=”4.25.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”PT Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#2a3749″ header_font_size=”16px” body_font=”PT Sans||||||||” body_font_size=”13px” image_icon_custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_orientation=”center” border_color_all_image=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_font_size=”20px” use_circle=”on” use_circle_border=”on” circle_border_color=”#F8F9FA” circle_color=”#007aff” global_colors_info=”{}” image_icon_background_color__sticky_enabled=”#7EBEC5″ image_icon_background_color__sticky=”#7EBEC5″]<\/p>\n For me, permaculture is a life philosophy rooted in understanding our role and place in nature which includes others. It’s a personal journey of permanent re-learning, self-discovery and reconnection.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_blurb][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_blurb title=”Kate Swatridge” url=”https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kateswatridge\/” url_new_window=”on” image_icon_background_color=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” image=”https:\/\/perma.earth\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/kate-swatridge.png” image_icon_width=”123px” content_max_width=”800px” _builder_version=”4.27.0″ _module_preset=”default” header_font=”PT Sans|700|||||||” header_text_color=”#2a3749″ header_font_size=”16px” body_font=”PT Sans||||||||” body_font_size=”13px” image_icon_custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false” text_orientation=”center” border_width_all_image=”3px” border_color_all_image=”RGBA(255,255,255,0)” icon_font_size=”20px” use_circle=”on” use_circle_border=”on” circle_border_color=”#F8F9FA” circle_color=”#f96e86″ global_colors_info=”{}” image_icon_background_color__sticky_enabled=”#7EBEC5″ image_icon_background_color__sticky=”#7EBEC5″]<\/p>\n
Wikipedia Permaculture Definition<\/a><\/p>\n