Week 4 - Community

No one exists in isolation. Our impacts all affect each other, both on the social and environmental levels. Permaculture is about integration, and community is the way that comes to life! Sharing Permaculture with friends, neighbors, and relatives is the way we reap the benefits of the abundance that a Permaculture system creates.

Community

The Permaculture Principle "Integrate Rather then Segregate" makes a not so subtle allusion to community. The power of people working together towards a common goal is one of the most potent tools that we have, and it's a tool which enables the physical and non-physical structures of a Permaculture system to be put into place. Watch the video below and get a Perspective on how Permaculture can build and improve communities.

Intro to Permaculture Building Community Video Transcript Download Intro to Permaculture Building Community Video Transcript

Featured Links:

The City Repair Project Links to an external site.

Communitecture Links to an external site.

Planet Repair Institute Links to an external site.

Nahalal, Israel Links to an external site.

Additional Resources:

Browse the resources down below to learn more about community. There are two different threads here. One is about changing the existing community you already live in to one which is embedded with Permaculture principles. The other is about building community from the ground up. Either way, there are many ways to use Permaculture design to assist that process.

VillageLab Links to an external site.

ReInhabiting the Village | Co-Creating our Future Links to an external site.

NuMundo- Finding Communities Around the World Links to an external site.

Pathways to Resilience: Permaculture and Prisoner Re-entry Links to an external site.

Alternative Money Systems Links to an external site.

Biology Based Resilient Cities Links to an external site.

Building an Intentional Community Links to an external site.

Global Ecovillage Network Links to an external site.

Patterns to Revitalize Your Neighborhood by Andrew Millison Links to an external site.

Lessons in Village Design by Peter Bane Links to an external site.

Building Community through Permaculture Links to an external site.

Permaculture International: Resilient Community Design Links to an external site.