Permaculture Farming

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Before we discuss any aspect of Permaculture such as Permaculture Farming, we need to define what exactly Permaculture is. Bear in mind that the concept of Permaculture is still somewhat unfamiliar to most people. However, if you understand the concept of Permaculture, you can build wealth, live a happy life without damaging the environment or wasting natural resources. The idea of Permaculture is pioneering and is much needed in the world.

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture is a way of life, a process, a way of thinking, not a tangible object. Permaculture is the principles that you live by so that you are not harming anyone or anything as you live your life.

The word Permaculture was invented by an Australian called Bill Mollison whom later wrote a book in 1978 with David Holmgren on Permaculture which pioneered the concept of what permaculture is supposed to be. A series of documents and books were subsequently written by Bill Mollison, David Holmgren and their colleagues on the subject of permaculture. There are many books you can read on permaculture.

Simply speaking, permaculture is a way of living your life so that you can do what you want, you can create wealth, have what you need without negatively affect other people’s lives or the environment. The permaculture way will allow you to live your life and prosper without wasting the earth’s natural resources.

Father of Permaculture

Bill Mollison has been named the Father of Permaculture. Bill Mollison and David Holmgren worked together to introduce the concept of permaculture.

Question: Permaculture:: If the earth cools over the next twenty years by 3 degrees, What size greenhouse would..?

….be required to grow enough food for 2 people?

Answer: then get a tunnel or make a bio sphere

you can even live in part of it
if you do some internal landscaping
the higher the better so you can fit some trees in the middle (the highest part)
you can arrange the compost heap in such a way
that it produces extra heat ,but need some animals to produce material to feed it .
even having animals stabled inside ,will produce heat ,

In Friesland and Groningen the coldest parts of the Netherlands the old farm houses had their living quarters above the stables for the cows and horses ,they produce a lot of heat .
but it is also a bit smelly.

A very good size tunnel would be 50 meters
but you can do it in a lot smaller ones

You will need lights to fool the plants that the days are longer and you will get a lot more growth ,although the taste lessens

Also have to get on the ball about guilds and bio diversity so that you can COMPACT vegetation as much as is possible

Already you can produce quite a lot within say 10 square meters ,but a lot of things will be left out

ofcourse there will still be a lot of plants that can go outside .

but right now it is rising temperatures that we have to contend with.
this you can also counter act ,by building niches of trees closed of with bushes ,and an open space in the middle ,you will need at least 40m odd square meters to allow for that space

you can also build niches for the cold

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