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A. Introducing permaculture
B. Living nature
C. Design
D. Growing food
E. Built environment and resource use
F. Social permaculture 		Holistic planning (HP):
Eyes
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Head 		Age:
3-6
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Theme  Topic  Sub Topic Age HP Details
Growing food Animals in permaculture Create habitat for wild animals in a garden (e.g. wildlife pond, wildflower meadow).
Growing food Animals in permaculture Look after animals in line with the permaculture ethics (e.g. fish, chickens, worms, birds).
Growing food Animals in permaculture Create something from a product of an animal found in nature or a garden (e.g. candles, brushes, feather pens).
Growing food Animals in permaculture Experience the 'cascade of intervention' when dealing with an animal 'pest', e.g. If there is a slug, 1) what happens if you do nothing about it? 2) What happens if you pick off the slugs (what time of day is best to do this?) or protect plants with a copper? 3) If that doesn't improve the slug 'problem', is there something you could bring in that would eat the slugs, e.g. Indian Runner Ducks? 4) If that still can't work, can you add something mineral or mechanical e.g. salt. 5) Only if all else fails, consider whether to use organic slug pellets and how that would effect everything in the garden.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Give thanks for all the things that animals do for us and other living beings.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Share feelings and thoughts about the ethics of keeping animals in a garden.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Learn about sustainable aquaculture systems and when, and why, they can be appropriate.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Learn what bees and other insects do for us and how we can look after them.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Research the way indigenous people (e.g. Sami, native Americans, ) used the whole of an animal (e.g. buffalo) to meet many of their needs (e.g. clothes, housing, footwear, music, boat, food). Explore how local people's traditional practices enabled them to 'produce no waste' and 'use and value renewable resources'.
Growing food Animals in permaculture Discuss why some people are vegetarians and vegans, and what the alternatives to using animals within the garden and food chain might be.

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