permaculture

Also known as permanent agriculture, permaculture plot, permiculture, permaculturalist

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33 sections

Contents

Background
History
Foundational ethics
Theory
Design principles
Guilds
Zones
Edge effect
Common practices
Hügelkultur
Sheet mulching
No-till gardening
Cropping practices
Rainwater harvesting
Compost production
Economising on space
Domesticated animals
Fruit trees
Applications
Agroforestry
Forest gardens
Suburban and urban permaculture
Marine systems
Grazing
Natural building
Issues
Intellectual property
Definition
Methodology
See also
References
Sources
External links

thumb|upright=1.5|A garden cultivated on permaculture principles

Permaculture is an approach to land management and settlement design that adopts arrangements observed in flourishing natural ecosystems. It includes a set of design principles derived using whole-systems thinking. It applies these principles in fields such as regenerative agriculture, town planning, rewilding, and community resilience. The term was coined in 1978 by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, who formulated the concept in opposition to modern industrialized methods, instead adopting a more traditional or "natural" approach to agriculture.