Permaculture Principles - Capturing it all!
1. Observe and Interact - “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
2. Catch and Store Energy - “Make hay while the sun shines.”
3. Obtain a Yield - “You can’t work on an empty stomach.”
4. Apply Self-Regulation and Accept Feedback - “Mistakes are signposts on the road to success.”
5. Use and Value Renewable Resources and Services - “ Let nature take its course.”
6. Produce No Waste - all “waste” is just resources and pieces looking for new uses
7. Design from Patterns to Details - “Can’t see the wood for the trees.”
8. Integrate rather than Segregate - “Many hands make light work.”
9. Use Small and Slow Solutions - “The bigger they are, the harder they fall.”
10. Use and Value Diversity - “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”
11. Use Edges and Value the Marginal - “Don’t think you are on the right track just because it is a well-beaten path.”
12. Use and Respond to Change Creatively - “Vision is not seeing things as they are but as they can be.”