Archive for NEEPS North East Eco-friendly People's Site          NEEPS Forum Index -> Permaculture & Transition Maria Permaculture resources Lots of easy on the eye info and advice from Graham Burnetts site Spiralseed http://www.spiralseed.co.uk/ - plus 'free' stuff - love Grahams 'permaculture mandala'. [edited to make this thread a sticky] Maria and here's the Home of the UK permaculture network & the Permaculture Association (Britain) http://www.permaculture.org.uk/ Maria Another good un' that helped me know perma's the way to go http://permacultureprinciples.com/ Especially like the perma flower http://permacultureprinciples.com/flower.php [edited to add - there's also free dowloads including a 16 page summary of permaculture concept and principles taken from Permaculture Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren http://permacultureprinciples.com/freedownloads.php] andybebbington great links maria enjoying reading it all had no idea what permaculture was till you started posting aboutyour course a few week back Maria Thanks Andy....here's another Permaculture Magazine - http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk/index.html Think we have a few Neeps who subscribe to this? Perhaps worth me asking if anyone has any well read copies they'd be happy to donate to the neeps library? Easier to read curled up with a magazine than a monitor.   RodL There are heaps of permaculture videos on you tube. There is a link to a really good one at the bottom of the page on this link: http://www.reapscotland.org.uk/environment.htm Maria A wonderfully concise easy to read intro, with great pic's and diagrams. Highly recommended if you want to know what permaculture is, without reading a huge amount.   Permaculture: A Beginners Guide’ by Graham Burnett http://www.spiralseed.co.uk/permapdf/handout.pdf Maria Not really a permaculture resource as such - more a great reading list of all those books you might want to get your hands on. Great for browsing with a 'cuppa' to see what you should be asking your library to stock. http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/downloads/Green_Shopping_Cat.pdf Asking the library fits perma ethos nicely...use what we've got...and it really works! I have the Transition Towns Handbook  - and have just requested Rachel Carsons, Silent Spring. Smooth Hound Maria wrote: A wonderfully concise easy to read intro, with great pic's and diagrams. Highly recommended if you want to know what permaculture is, without reading a huge amount.   Permaculture: A Beginners Guide’ by Graham Burnett http://www.spiralseed.co.uk/permapdf/handout.pdf great site Maria Cheers SH, agree, it's great. I was given the paper copy on the 'intro to permaculture course'.   Here's another great site. Although this one's very meaty...packed with enourmous amounts of info. Although not all permaculture, you'll find plenty. Here's what the creators of United Diversity http://uniteddiversity.com/ say about why they created it. Quote: The systems and institutions we rely on for survival are at risk of massive failure. Peace, justice and sustainability demand completely new systems of economics and governance and if humanity is going to survive we must create them. Those who benefit most from the present system are not going to do this for us. We must work together to create new models and systems that encourage a ‘tipping point’ in which cooperation and collaboration supercede competition. The clock is ticking. If you’re working on a project that seeks to create the systems needed for a just and sustainable world we’d love to hear from you. Together we have everything. myra thanks for that - didn't know what permaculture was until a few minutes ago,  very interesting and thought provoking - I like the principle of it all. wildgarlic Maria wrote: Thanks Andy....here's another Permaculture Magazine - http://www.permaculture-magazine.co.uk/index.html Think we have a few Neeps who subscribe to this? Perhaps worth me asking if anyone has any well read copies they'd be happy to donate to the neeps library? Easier to read curled up with a magazine than a monitor.   http://www.exacteditions.com/exact/magazine/409/460 for a digital copy for you to browse. I don't recommend this online subscription though because once you've stopped paying you lose access to the mags - which if you have the paper copy you still keep for ever and can easily share with others. I've got a few back issues from a couple of years ago but would like to subscribe again when I can afford it. Maria In grave danger of falling food - bill mollison 'In Grave Danger of Falling Food' by Bill Mollison, co founder of the permaculture movement. Released in 1990 and still very relevant!!! A 50 min introduction to Permaculture including it's history and development. View it here... http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3162503821561656641 or here http://uniteddiversity.com/permaculture-concept/ Maria Heathcote A great pdf on the principles of permaculture from Heathcote.    'What are the Principles of Permaculture' http://www.heathcote.org/PCIntro/PDFFiles/4Principles.pdf "Heathcote is an intentional community located 30 miles north of Baltimore, MD and 20 miles south of York, PA. It is nestled in a narrow wooded stream valley on a 44 acre community land trust plus a 68 acre plot of woods that's owned by some of our members. We are a community of friends and family who choose to live cooperatively and consciously create a better way of life. We strive to care for one another and for the natural systems that nurture us." http://www.heathcote.org/default.htm JamesB does anyone have this summers copy of permacuture mag? I saw it in findhorn and was going to buy since it had an article on building a wood fired oven but by the time I went back to buy it it had been sold! james animalcrackers i have a copy i think you can borrow it or i could copy and send relevant pages as i like to keep the mag. i have been subscribing for years to the mag and have loads of back issues        NEEPS Forum Index -> Permaculture & Transition Page 1 of 1