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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Learn about "Fair share" by discussing specific examples and experiences of sharing fairly and redistributing any surplus back to Earth care and People care. Prepare hypothetical situations and simulations to apply this ethic in practice. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Play a simulation game: Divide the group into Earth protectors, People protectors and the Fair Share Mediators - then give different situations - "we want to build a new dam"; each group gives their point of view, and the "Fair Share" Mediators try to find a win-win solution that both sides are happy with. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Think through different designs and strategies for meeting human needs (gardens, water systems, waste management) by asking the ethical questions "How can we do this in a way that takes care of people, the Earth and creates a surplus to share?". |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Hunt for signs of Funny Fungus' roots and fruits: look under logs for mycellium, around trees for mushrooms, mould on old fruit. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Draw, paint or model clay about a connection between a plant or animal and something else. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Find out about fungus and explore the big family of nature. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Express how you feel about something natural through interacting with it, e.g. hug a tree, stroke an animal, smell a flower, jump in a puddle, slide in mud. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Listen to stories about connections, such as the books "All I see is a part of me" by Chara Curtis, "The Lorax" by Dr. Suess, "Uno's Garden" by Graeme Base. |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Listen to a story about a tree, and how it is connected to each of different animals, mushrooms and plants (children can be included e.g. through climbing the tree, eating it's fruit etc). |
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Connections |
The big family of nature: all of nature is connected and we all need each other |
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Spot evidence of an animal eating a plant or animal. |
