I learnt permaculture from one of the UK’s leading pioneers, Graham Bell. He articulated permaculture thus:
“It is possible to consciously design how we meet human needs, in a way which leaves the ecosystem at least as healthy as we found it and preferably more so.
We learn from observation of natural processes how to harvest energy to our own benefit whilst respecting all living things. We seek out systems and behaviours, which benefit ourselves and our fellow human beings.”
If you’d like to know more about what permaculture is, I made this video of Graham some years ago at his and Nancy’s Garden Cottage in the Scottish Borders.
If you’re interested in implementing any of the ideas in this video please get in touch.