Vegetarians may be appalled, but much of gardening is actually raising animals: the tiny ones under the earth's surface

The plants we've chosen will collect and cycle Earth's minerals, water, and air; shade the soil and renew it with leafy mulch; and yield fruits and greens for people and wildlife.

I’m going to argue here that the most accurate and least muddled way to think of permaculture is as a design approach, and that we are often misdirected by the fact that it fits into a larger philosophy and movement which it supports. But it is not that philosophy or movement. It is a design approach for realizing a new paradigm.

Vegetarians may be appalled, but much of gardening is actually raising animals: the tiny ones under the earth's surface

Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance

Permaculture is not the movement of sustainability and it is not the philosophy behind it; it is the problem-solving approach the movement and the philosophy can use to meet their goals and design a world in which human needs are met while enhancing the health of this miraculous planet that supports us.

Agriculture is the process of turning eco-systems into people.