Permaculture & Forest Gardening
•
2 likes•732 views
Presentation given 9 Octobre 2015 to the Mediterranean Garden Society Italy by Annemiek van Moorst
Recommended
More Related Content
What's hot
What's hot (19)
Similar to Permaculture & Forest Gardening
Similar to Permaculture & Forest Gardening (20)
Recently uploaded
Recently uploaded (20)
Permaculture & Forest Gardening
- 1. PERMACULTURE & FOREST GARDENING Mediterranean Garden Society, Italy 2015-10-09 Annemiek van Moorst gardening with nature not against it 1
- 2. why change is needed 2
- 3. continuous increase in CO2 and other gases cause the greenhouse effect and climate change 3
- 5. polar ice melting at alarming rate 5
- 6. oceans acidify, warm-up, sea levels rising 6
- 7. California's worst drought in 1,200 years 7
- 8. Up to 60 percent of Syria's land and 1.3 million people are affected by drought in Syria 8
- 9. agricultural malpractice: monoculture, pesticides, loss of top soil 9
- 11. and we eat too much meat - ‘cow-spiracy' 11
- 12. Culture change Consumption culture “I am what I buy” 12
- 13. Renewable energy culture “I am what I save and protect” 13
- 14. –Bill Mollison “Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple” 14
- 15. Permaculture is... • The conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive systems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of the landscape with people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way • Permanent (agri)culture • Founded by Bill Mollison in 1974 Cofounders: David Holmgren, Geoff Lawton (students) 15
- 16. Permaculture is... • The best way to fight climate change, erosion, protect nature and biodiversity in a productive setting… • Forest gardening may be the best choice for gardeners like us... 16
- 17. Forest gardening is… • A low-maintenance sustainable plant-based food production and agroforestry system based on woodland ecosystems • A prehistoric method of securing food in tropical areas • In the 1980s, Robert Hart coined the term "forest gardening" after adapting the principles and applying them to temperate climates 17
- 18. My favs Martin Crawford Sepp Holzer Masanoku Fukuoka Gilles Clément Paul Gautschi Paul Stamets lizard orchid himantoglossum hircinum 18
- 19. Martin Crawford ‘Creating a forest garden’ 19
- 23. Masanoku Fukuoka ‘The one-straw revolution’ 23
- 24. Gilles Clément Le jardin en mouvement 24
- 25. Paul Gautschi ‘Back to Eden’ 25
- 27. rebuild natural capital Care for the earth Care for peoplefair share 27
- 28. observe & interact catch & store energy obtain a yield self-regulate & accept feedback use & value renewable resources& services produce no waste design from patterns to detail integrate rather than segregate use small and slow solutions use and value diversity use edges & value the marginal creatively use & respond to change 28
- 29. Care for the earth Care for peoplefair share Permaculture: ethics and design principles 29
- 30. Care for the earth Care for peoplefair share observe & interact creatively use & respond to change catch & store energy produce no waste obtain a yield Self-regulate & accept feedback use & value renewable resources& services design from patterns to detail integrate rather than segregate use small and slow solutions use and value diversity use edges & value the marginal 30
- 31. the seven layers of a forest garden 31
- 35. russian comfrey symphytum x uplandicum 35
- 40. Tips & Advice • Make an overall plan but 'le jardin en mouvement': adjust • Mulch with wood chips, straw, weeds, grass clippings, gravel • Make your own compost (or throw kitchen waste directly on ground) • Do not dig, let worms and microorganisms do the work for you • Do not fill plant holes with anything other then original soil • Choose plants that fit your conditions • Minimise weeding: start loving some… • Observe and learn 40
- 41. 41
- 42. Help Italy change • Start in your own garden • Spread the word… • Questions? 42