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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). |
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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. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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Discover that permaculture is based on principles that help guide our action so that we can meet our needs in a way that sustains life for us and other species. |
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Permaculture ethics and principles |
The permaculture principles (Mollison's and/or Holmgren's) |
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After an excursion (to a new part in town, neighbourhood, elderly home, forest, country), discuss how the principles 'Use and Value Diversity' and 'Integrate rather than Segregate' can help us to appreciate how each person in the group is different and has different skills and abilities, and think about how we can make sure we include everybody. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Notice thorns and other ways that plants protect themselves. |
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Plants and trees |
Exploring and naming plants and trees |
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Find different kinds of seeds in a wild meadow or natural area |
