Permaculture is a philosophy that informs sustainable practices
Comprised of principles that reinforce a conscious effort to create a permanent culture for humans on this precious planet. It is ecological, social, economic and all things designed by human minds and human hands. To practice Permaculture one observes and studies nature. It is in mimicking nature’s patterns, nature’s laws and complex perfection that we become Permaculturists.
I had the awesome opportunity to teach Permaculture Design Courses (PDC) in Kenya and Haiti to farmers who feed and support their families with their land and their hands. I meet some of the most exuberant and hard working friends over these 6 week trips with the NGO, Mindful Generations. Blessed to experience wildly different ways of life, while remembering in the end, we’re all one big family.
Permaculture principles inform my gardening. Concepts such as “catching and storing energy” can be seen while sculpting the soil around plants to collect rain water. Mulching with plant material to reduce water evaporation, suppress weeds and promote beneficial mycorrhizal growth. Even cultivating strong professional relationships with individuals in need of healthy, gardening services.
