TRANSITION BETWEEN EPOCHS II AND III
(Discovery of Place)
As we shift into this transitional period, the hunter-gatherer, pastoralist and small village settler has now made a complete transformation into farm culture and the many uses of appropriate technology. Cities and suburbs cannot be far behind. The art of Permaculture has become, in recent years, the penultimate system of eco-agriculture and appropriate technology. It includes all organic systems of agriculture, renewable energy resource development and management, and ecological building practices, within its broad scope. The art of Permaculture demands astute observation and rigorous thinking. It is a design science that seeks connections between all elements in the landscape, so that we may create an ecological web of life that mirrors the local ecosystem in which we live. The transition from design to actualization requires follow-through, perseverance, and the ability to translate theory and thought into action. The following outline is based on the precepts and methods of Permaculture as developed by Australian Bill Mollison in his book, Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual. (Please Note: Graphics for each unit of study will be taken from the Designer’s Manual, Introduction to Permaculture, and related texts).
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