methodology that can be used to design any aspect of our lives, based on working with nature instead of against her. This includes the natural world, and the nature of people too.

When we work with nature, we can tap into the abundance she offers us. When we work against nature, we actually destroy that abundance and have less and less to work with in the future. The reason humans would do such a foolish thing is because we are missing a key element – big picture design. 

In permaculture, we don’t just design a field of crops. We design systems that both benefit from and feed and heal the ecosystem around them. We increase the health and resilience of the water supply, and use economic and community building strategies that increase resilience and abundance for both the farmer and the community.