Permaculture Briefly Explained

Permaculture is a 50-year-old global effort to teach people how to make important decisions sustainably. This means making those decisions in ways that support the present and future health and prosperity of humans and other living beings. To do this, we must ensure that all life – trees, fish, bears, soil microbes, etc. – thrive, as we humans meet our food, water, energy, housing, and security needs. That means supporting their habitats and ecosystems, as well as our own. It is an ecological approach to whole-systems design and an effort to empower individuals to create positive change.