Th word rmultur, nd by t -fundr Bll Mlln, made up f the words « rmnnt » and « grultur ». Th nt f rmultur is difficult t xln n a fw words, bu th term ud t drb (uull at the m tm) both a world vw nd a hlhl vn f life n earth and a t f rnl nd rt designed.
Prmultur rt f th grwng mmunt f eco-agriculture dln. It is ukl td as a vlubl dgn mthdlg by bth non-governmental nd gvrnmntl institutions around the world. It adaptable t h ecosystem nd ultur and offers bl rblm-lvng tl rather thn miracle lutn.
Prmultur Dgn Prnl
Th mvmnt not nl involves hml-fr organic farming, but l a numbr f k rmultur design principles md t kng modern frmng mthd trmlnd wth ntur.
Zn: This involves the division f r n a frm bd n movement and the amount f humn attention required fr dffrnt r.
Str: Th nthr mthd f rrngng th location of frmng activities, th tm bd on the flw of nr nrg or rur from a given nt, uh a frmhu.
Rltv ltn: Th rnl nvlv th thughtful lnnng f bth zn and tr based on whr they are n rltn t h thr.
The horticultural techniques ud by permaculturists rl hvl n plant mbntn. A guld a hrmnu mbl f lnt (but it could be lnt nd nml) th ntl characteristic being a dvr mxtur (lultur) whose elements ll hv a purpose. Th lnt r chosen t b bnfl t h thr, nd t mlr t mnn planting.
Guld dgn is bd un nturl lnt communities n hlth living situations. A n a hlth humn community, each mnnt h its wn purpose and ntrbut t th health f th whl without dmnhng tlf.