Perma- permanent (agri-relating to the land)
culture- systems; our adaptation to nature; the stories we tell to give meaning and context to life
Design- continuous creation of things; process
Permaculture's early development in Australia- old continent, little phosphate, adapted plants; burn
movement to replace plow agriculture with perennial systems. To repair the earth and repair our relationship to the earth.
*** Earth Care- People Care- Fair Share- Limits Aware ***
Historical and Notable figures in the Permaculture/Regenerative AG sphere:
Bill Mollison (1928-2016) - "Father of permaculture"
David Holmgren (1955) - co- author along with Mollison; Permaculture I
Peter Bane - author The Permaculture Handbook; Blue Sky Farm, Montague, MI
Frances Perez-Rodrigues- Born in Puerto Rico and raised in NY; community organizer and urban farmer
Leah Penniman- Founder of Soul Fire Farm in NY a training farm for people of color
Joel Salatin- Self described a Christian, libertarian, environmentalist, capitalist, lunatic, farmer. Owner of Polyface Farm, Swoope, VA.
Sarah Flack- author, consultant on grazing
Steve Gabriel- Silvopasture systems, consultant
Gabe Brown- farmer/author dirt to soil; focus on soil health
Wendel Berry- American writer, cultural critic, environmental activist and farmer
George Washington Carver- American agricultural scientist and inventor
Benjamin Banneker- almanac author, surveyor, farmer, Free-Black American 1731-1806
Rudolf Steiner- (1861-1925); Founder of esoteric spiritual science movement of anthroposoy; "father of Biodynamics"
Rodale- Institute in Kutztown, PA agroecological farming approach and longterm research trials lead to the development of USDA SARE program
Ruth Stout- (1884-1980)- No work gardening
Maria Thun- (1922- 2012) farmer, writer, researcher, and developed a biodynamic planting calendar