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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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With Eyes closed, do a creative visualisation of a journey through a world of abundance and harmony with nature - then make drawings or write about the experience. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Learn that a permaculture garden can provide clean and healthy food. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Explore the idea that when you work with nature, it can take less energy. For example, after experiencing two different ways to collect water (e.g. one involving carrying a watering up a hill, and the other allowing it to flow down the hill to where you want it). A discussion can help children to think about how to work with the natural flow of water. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Learn that permaculture is a way of looking at the world which helps people to live sustainable and express it in their own words. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Learn that permaculture is a design system based on ethics and principles. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Understand what the words "ethic" and "principle" mean. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
What is permaculture? |
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Discuss t the difference between want and need. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Observe or spot the permaculture principles being demonstrated in a particular place, such as a garden. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Observe or spot permaculture principles in action in nature. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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See the natural diversity which appears at the edges between habitats (e.g. river-forest, forest-field, hedges - look for birds, use quadrats to count plant species). |