[Scpg] Oops! draft of list of permaculture concepts and practices

[John Calvert]

What zone is the eco-village in?

JC


lbuzzell at aol.com wrote:
> Sorry, I forgot the corrected info on Zones:
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> ZONES.  From Wikipedia: in permaculture design, “a method of ensuring 
> that elements are correctly placed. Zones are numbered from 0 to 5, 
> and can be thought of as a series of concentric rings moving out from 
> a centre point—where human activity and need for attention is most 
> concentrated—to where there is no need for intervention at all…
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>     * ZONE 0 — The house, or home centre. Here permaculture principles
>       would be applied in terms of aiming to reduce energy
>       <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy> and water needs,
>       harnessing natural resources such as sunlight, and generally
>       creating a harmonious, sustainable environment in which to live,
>       work and relax
>     * ZONE 1 — The zone nearest to the house, the location for those
>       elements in the system that require frequent attention, or that
>       need to be visited often, such as salad crops, herb plants, soft
>       fruit like strawberries or raspberries, greenhouse and cold
>       frames, propagation area, worm compost
>       <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worm_compost> bin for kitchen
>       waste, and so on.
>     * ZONE 2 — This area is used for siting perennial plants that
>       require less frequent maintenance, such as occasional weed
>       control (preferably through natural methods such as
>       spot-mulching) or pruning, including currant bushes and
>       orchards. This would also be a good place for beehives
>       <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beehive_%28beekeeping%29>, larger
>       scale home composting
>       <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_composting> bins, and so on.
>     * ZONE 3 — The area where maincrops are grown, both for domestic
>       use and for trade purposes. After establishment, care and
>       maintenance required are fairly minimal (provided mulches
>       <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mulch> and similar things are
>       used), such as watering or weed control once a week or so.
>     * ZONE 4 — A semi-wild area. This zone is mainly used for forage
>       and collecting wild food as well as timber production. An
>       example might be coppice-managed woodland
>       <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coppicing>.
>     * ZONE 5 — A wild area. There is no human intervention in zone 5
>       apart from the observation of natural eco-systems and cycles.
>       Here is where the most important lessons of the first
>       permaculture principle of working with, rather than against,
>       nature are learned.
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> This pattern can be applied to psychological and social systems as 
> well.  Articles have been written about “Zone 00” – the self.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: LBUZZELL at aol.com
> To: sbperm2006 at googlegroups.com; Scpg at arashi.com; 
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> Cc: lbuzzell at aol.com
> Sent: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 8:56 am
> Subject: draft of list of permaculture concepts and practices
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> Just to aid my own understanding, I'm starting to compile a list or 
> lexicon of permaculture concepts and practices (not including the 
> ethics and principles, of course) and would greatly appreciate any 
> corrections or additions.  My hope is that this might become a handy 
> additional tool as we go about applying the permaculture ethics and 
> principles in every area of society, from land care to people care, 
> health care, politics, economics and even psychology and spirituality.
>  
> Cheers,
> Linda
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> PERMACULTURE CONCEPTS AND PRACTICES: A LEXICON
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> Compiled by Linda Buzzell   lbuzzell at aol.com <mailto:lbuzzell at aol.com>
>  
> In addition to the permaculture ethics and principles, the following 
> are some useful permaculture concepts and practices that can be 
> applied in many of the different sectors of society like land care, 
> people care, community practices and even psychology and spirituality:
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> BERM.  A area of elevated soil, usually on the downhill side of a 
> swale. (see “swale”)
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> CHOP AND DROP.  The practice of not moving resources far from their 
> source.  In garden care, chopping up trimmings and leaving them in 
> place as a mulch.
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> ENERGY FLOWS.  Careful observation of natural energy flows on a piece 
> of land or in social or economic situations can help us make decisions 
> about where to place various elements.
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> GABION.  Rocks contained within a wire or other porous container to 
> divert or block a stream.
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> GUILD. A community of elements working harmoniously together to 
> perform a function or various functions.
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> KEYLINE.  Wikipedia: “a technique for maximizing beneficial use of 
> water resources of a piece of land. The /Keyline/ refers to a specific 
> topographic feature linked to water flow. Beyond that however, Keyline 
> can be seen as a collection of design principles, techniques and 
> systems for development of rural and urban landscapes.” Some say that 
> land above the keyline should be considered sacred land.
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> NEEDS & RESOURCES.  In assessing any situation, it is wise to make a 
> list of needs and available resources before beginning a redesign.
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> LOW TECH SOLUTIONS. Exhaust biological solutions before using 
> technological solutions.
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> NATURAL SUCCESSION.  Design for harmony with natural succession: the 
> pattern whereby pioneering plants (or people) are naturally followed 
> by other species, leading up to a climax forest.
>  
> PATTERNS.  Observing the patterns in nature, we can then apply these 
> to new situations.  The circle and the spiral are key patterns for 
> this purpose. For example, time is a spiral based on the movement of 
> the earth around the sun and the movement of other celestial elements. 
> The straight line is not a common natural pattern.
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> REDUNDANCY.  It is wise to include multiple elements to perform a 
> single function.  Good backup creates resilient systems.
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> RESILIENCE.  The ability of a system to survive various shocks. See 
> “redundancy.” Permaculture teacher Rob Hopkins' "The Transition 
> Handbook" is based on applying the concept of resiliency to community 
> systems.
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> SPIRAL.  A common natural pattern used in many permaculture designs.
>  
> STACKING. Stacking functions involves a single element in a design 
> performing multiple functions.  This element could be a plant, an 
> animal, a person or a social system.
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> SWALES.  On-contour ditches which capture and hold water, making it 
> available to trees and perennials planted on berms built up on the 
> downhill side of the swale with the soil from the ditch. (see “berm”)
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> ZONES.  Designing by zones involves starting at Zone 0 (the self), 
> expanding to Zone 1 (the habitation), and outwards to Zone 5 
> (wilderness).  This pattern can be applied to psychological and social 
> systems as well.
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