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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Practice taking care of another person for a day. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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Reflect on how behaviour can demonstrate the permaculture ethics (e.g. discuss "How did we do today in terms of people care?"). |
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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. |
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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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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture ethics: Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share. |
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See the permaculture ethics expressed in 3 overlapping circles (Venn diagram) and discuss some actions which could be in the middle i.e. meet all 3 ethics (e.g. growing food is Earth care because there's less transport, and People care because the food is fresh and chemical-free, and Fair Share because we aren't taking resources from elsewhere). |
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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). |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Develop skills connected with permaculture principles e.g. 'catch and store energy' through making pickles. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Obtain a Yield' from a garden by harvesting a plant, and eating it whilst discussing that principle. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Reflect on the permaculture principles in various contexts such as through writing, drawing, science. |
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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 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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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 principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Compare how permaculture principles are reflected in nature and in the garden. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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At the end of an activity children can give and receive feedback, and think how it can be better next time. |
