Friends & Resources Friends & Supporters What's permaculture? |
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under construction.......... sorry! What's permaculture? Permaculture is an ecological design system rooted in
indigenous, local knowledge that works to maximize local resources toward sustainable
production, generation, and recycling of food, water, energy, housing,
and other resources. Why permaculture in Palestine? Outlining many of the farm's paths are a network of tire gardens, full with vegetables, legumes,&fruits. Maximum space, maximum growth, maximum diversity! |
An example of designing "keyhold" paths, which provide the easiest connected access to maximized growing spaces.
Here are two "no-dig" beds, a popular permaculture method of planting on top of layered degradable materials (cardboard, compost, soil, mulch, h20) rather than extolling body-energy & often displacing existing soil nutrients by digging into the earth. Herb spirals utilize vertical space, allowing maximum growth in minimal area coverage. Here, we have a diverse growth of saffron, cherry tomatoes, melon, rosemary, watermelon, & more... |
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