Permaculture Seeds: Discovering Permaculture | Patrick Whitefield

Global thinking, local action, permaculture is a way of seeing and acting that connects humans and their environment into a coherent and cooperative whole. For those who want to design a site, a garden, a farm, a balcony, or an ecovillage, permaculture brings a valuable vision: quality does not come from the quantity of fossil, muscular, or financial energy expended, but from good design and planning. By meeting real needs, with a good understanding of nature in all its diversity, it is possible to manifest all the favorable synergies and thus create or recreate a balanced and favorable ecosystem in the long term for all its inhabitants. The book "Seeds of Permaculture" explores different ecosystems: the city, the farm, the garden... Starting from these situations and examples of implementation, it sets out essential principles. Some permaculture practices are then detailed: whether new or already known, they are then connected in a fabric of beneficial interactions that multiply their potentials. Summary of the book "Seeds of Permaculture": This is a 108-page book, printed on recycled paper, with diagrams and illustrations, and some photos. This is the 4th edition of this book. The translation was completely revised in 2020 and the layout was updated. The book is now printed in color, which has allowed the addition of numerous photos. Here is the table of contents: p. 6 Author p. 7 Foreword p. 8 Introduction p. 9 Ch 1 What is Permaculture? p. 20 Ch 2 Permaculture Practices p. 28 Ch 3 Permaculture In the City p. 36 Ch 4 Permaculture In the Garden p. 53 Ch 5 Permaculture On the Farm p. 70 Ch 6 Human and Social Fabric p. 81 Ch 7 Questions & Answers p. 91 Ch 8 Getting Started with Permaculture p. 99 Resources and appendices: eco-sites, networks, books Permaculture has inspired many eco-communities around the world because the design method it initiates is comprehensive. Integrating bioclimatology, human geography, social aspects, and agriculture, permaculture is a holistic approach.