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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Sing songs about permaculture and its principles (look for "Formidable Vegetable Sound System" for examples). |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Participate in daily routines around sharing with nature: e.g. offering scraps to the compost, thanking the earth and people that prepared our food; sharing fruits and saving the seeds. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Plan how the principle 'Produce no Waste' can be implemented in your group/school e.g. using paper on both sides, recycling, using natural materials that will decompose. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Invite children to invent their own games connected with permaculture principles: |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Observe and notice ways we can tell if people need help (crying, sad, angry). |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Connect with people and nature emphatically through conversation and open-ended questions e.g. "How can we make the tree happy and safe?" "How can we share our harvest with other people and wildlife?" |
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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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Recite or create poems together about caring and sharing. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Learn about Earth Care by discussing specific examples of taking care of nature and creating a healthy environment for all. Practice applying this ethic to hypothetical situations. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Learn about People Care by discussing specific examples of taking care of yourself and other people and applying this ethic to hypothetical situations. |