A global tour of sustainable permaculture design. Includes audio of Ethan Roland (AppleSeed Permaculture) presenting the slideshow at the Northeastern Organic Farmer's Association (MA-chapter) winter conference, January 2008.

1. Global Permaculture in
Action
Ethan C. Roland, AppleSeed Permaculture
www.appleseedpermaculture.com
Regenerative Apios
Design Group Institute

2. • This slideshow is based on the work of
Permaculture Designers around the world,
Primarily:
– Geoff Lawton and Andrew Jones of the
Permaculture Research Institute of Australia
(www.permaculture.org.au)
– Ethan Roland of AppleSeed Permaculture
(www.appleseedpermaculture.com)
– Rafter Sass of the Liberation Ecology Project
(www.liberationecology.org)
– The Farmers & Gardeners of Nuestras Raices
(www.nuestrasraices.org)
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3. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

4. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

5. Global Problems

6. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion

7. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion

8. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution

9. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution

10. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation

11. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation

12. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Energy Futures: Peak Oil

13. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Energy Futures: Peak Oil

14. Global Problems
• Soil Erosion
• Pollution
• Deforestation
• Energy Futures: Peak Oil
• Climate Change

15. Soil Erosion
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

16. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

17. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

18. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

19. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

20. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

21. Soil Erosion
• Current
agricultural
practices will
destroy life on
earth.
• Devastating in
arid and tropical
zones.
• South Africa: 1
ton of crop
equals 20 tons
of topsoil.
Slide courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

22. Croplands Eroding
Photo courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

23. Pollution
Photo courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

24. Deforestation
Figure courtesy Permaculture Research Institute + EcoEdge Design 2006

25. Energy Futures

26. BioDevastation
• We are entering “6X”

27. BioDevastation
• We are entering “6X”

28. Global Climate Change
Photo: NOAA 2006

29. 2004
Global
Climate

30. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

31. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

32. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.

33. Permaculture Design
• Combines Natural Building, Green Architecture,
Renewable Energy, Appropriate
Technology,Alternative Currencies, Waste
Management, BioRemediation, Water
conservation, Edible Forest Gardening, Soil
conservation, Organic Agriculture, Community
Living, and more into a coherent whole -- a
complete system for designing truly sustainable
homes, businesses, and communities.

34. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.

35. Permaculture Design
• The Harmonious integration of
landscape and people to provide their
food, energy, and shelter in a
sustainable way.

36. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground

37. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground

38. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground

39. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground

40. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground

41. Iraq - Kandal Village
Photo: Geoff Lawton

42. Iraq - Kandal Village
Photo: Geoff Lawton

43. Planning
Photo: Nadia Lawton

44. Earthworks
Photo: Geoff Lawton

45. Iraq - Earthworks
Photo: Geoff Lawton

46. Building
Design
Photo: Geoff Lawton

47. Strawbale
Photo: Nadia Lawton

48. Structures
Photo: Geoff Lawton

49. Wall
Photo: Geoff Lawton

50. Training
Photo: Geoff Lawton

51. Building
Photo: Geoff Lawton

52. Interior
Photo: Geoff Lawton

53. Iraq - Finished Village
Photo: Geoff Lawton

54. Dead Sea Valley
Greening the Desert
http://youtube.com/watch?v=sohI6vnWZmk
1300 ft below sea level

55. Macedonia - Cegrane Refugee Camp
Photo: Andrew Jones

56. Macedonia - Tents
Photo: Andrew Jones

57. Macedonia - Class+Design
Photo: Andrew Jones

58. Macedonia - Design
Photo: Andrew Jones

59. Earthworks: Water Harvesting,
Erosion Control Jones
Photo: Andrew

60. Earthworks- - Swales
Photo: Andrew Jones

61. Strawbales
Photo: Andrew Jones

62. Strawbale Women
Photo: Andrew Jones

63. Offices
Photo: Andrew Jones

64. Animal
Systems
Early season seedlings raised in Cold Frames -- Duck and Goose pond positioned uphill from
small crop gardens for gravity fertigation -- Garden Ponds add diversity and predator habitat

65. Diverse
Gardens
Organic
Productive
Small Crops
Photo: Andrew Jones

66. First Year: 6.5 Tons of Organic Tomatoes
Produced -- Solar-dried and sold to gourmet
Tomatoes
Italian Market -- Economic Sustainability
Photo: Andrew Jones

67. The Panya Project
• 60km North of Chiang Mai, Thailand
• 16 acre mango orchard purchased 2003
• Diverse community
• Neighborhood of sustainability
Photo: Ethan Roland

68. 2003 - 03
Photo: Christian Shearer

69. Geoff teach
Photo: Christian Shearer

70. earthworks02
Photo: Christian Shearer

71. ew03
Photo: Christian Shearer

72. ew04
Photo: Christian Shearer

73. ew09
Photo: Christian Shearer

74. Swales
Photo: Christian Shearer

75. swale
Photo: Ethan Roland

76. damfill2
Photo: Ethan Roland

77. E_christian
Photo: Ethan Roland

78. Baandin
Photo: Ethan Roland

79. punpun
Photo: Ethan Roland

80. sala01
Photo: Ethan Roland

81. Toilet01
Photo: Ethan Roland

82. pig01
Photo: Ethan Roland

83. pig03
Photo: Ethan Roland

84. Turning compost
Photo: Ethan Roland

85. Tea01
Photo: Ethan Roland

86. Tea02
Photo: Ethan Roland

87. Tea03
Photo: Ethan Roland

88. Tea04
Photo: Ethan Roland

89. Tea05
Photo: Ethan Roland

90. Tea07
Photo: Ethan Roland

91. Nursery03
Photo: Ethan Roland

92. Nursery01
Photo: Ethan Roland

93. Nursery02
Photo: Ethan Roland

94. Appropriate
Technology
Photo: Ethan Roland

95. Labels02
Photo: Ethan Roland

96. charcoal
Photo: Ethan Roland

97. dehydrator
Photo: Ethan Roland

98. blender02
Photo: Ethan Roland

99. blender03
Photo: Ethan Roland

100. monitor01
Photo: Ethan Roland

101. Monitor02
Photo: Ethan Roland

102. Monitor03
Photo: Ethan Roland

103. Atlas moth
Photo: Ethan Roland

104. Mango road
Photo: Ethan Roland

105. kaejackfruit
Photo: Ethan Roland

106. bananas
Photo: Ethan Roland

107. breakfast2
Photo: Ethan Roland

108. mangos
Photo: Ethan Roland

109. Pueblo Libre
• Peri-urban ghetto of Iquitos, Peru
• 350,000 people - no road access
• Amazon floodplain
• Sanitation…
• Liberation Ecology & Gesundheit Institute

111. Pueblo libre
Photo: Rafter Sass

112. plibre2
Photo: Rafter Sass

113. plibre
Photo: Rafter Sass

114. Belen kids
Photo: Rafter Sass

115. Crooked house
Photo: Rafter Sass

116. itaya02
Photo: Rafter Sass

117. donjuanwaterline
Photo: Rafter Sass

118. toilets
Photo: Rafter Sass

119. Itaya01
Photo: Rafter Sass

120. Rafter

121. Belen kids
Photo: Rafter Sass

122. itaya03
Photo: Rafter Sass

123. rainforestlogs
Photo: Rafter Sass

124. chickencoop
Photo: Rafter Sass

125. floatinghouse
Photo: Rafter Sass

126. www.liberationecology.org
Photo: Rafter Sass

127. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

128. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

129. The Belly of the Beast
• US Population = 5% of Global
• Energy Consumption = 24% of Global
• Carbon Dioxide, NOx, SOx Emissions =
23% of Global

130. Nuestras Raices
• Urban Holyoke, Massachusetts
• Largest % Puerto Rican Population outside
Puerto Rico
• Integrated Cultural, Agricultural,
Community, and Food systems

131. Mi Plaza view
Photo: Ethan Roland

132. MI PLAZA
Photo: Ethan Roland

133. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office

134. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse

135. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program

136. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program
Community
Gardens

137. --CFARM VIEW
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

138. JULIA
Note: There are some errors in the audio for this slide. These are not the famed ‘Aji-dulce’
peppers, and Julia is on the board of directors of Nuestras Raices, not THE director.

139. GARDEN BEDS
Photo: Ethan Roland

140. community
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

141. flowers
Photo: Ethan Roland

142. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program
Community
Gardens

143. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens

144. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices
Latinas

145. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades

146. [Children + Teens]
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

147. [Children + Teens]
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

148. Farm Stand Sign
Photo: Ethan Roland

149. Garden View
Photo: Ethan Roland

150. Galarza farm
Photo: Ethan Roland

151. farmers
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

152. Goats
Photo: Ethan Roland

153. Farm View
Photo: Ethan Roland

154. Chokecherry
Photo: Ethan Roland

155. Veggie sign
Photo: Ethan Roland

156. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community
Gardens
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades

157. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen
Program Cultural
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades

158. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office
Greenhouse
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades

159. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office El Jardín
Greenhouse
Bakery
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades

160. [El Jardin]
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

161. [Cultural Events]
Photo: Eric Toensmeier

162. Mi plaza

163. Nuestras Raices - Whole Systems
Project
Office El Jardín
Greenhouse
Bakery
Children+Teen Mi Plaza
Program Cultural Restaurant
Events
Community Processing
Gardens Kitchen
Raices Tierra de
Latinas Oportunidades

164. Permaculture Design =
Regenerative Design
Ethics of Permaculture
1. Earth Care
2. People Care
3. Resource Share
Developed in 1980’s, over 1,000,000 people certified, active in 140+ Countries, more
than 4,000 projects on the ground

165. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

166. Outline
• Welcome
• Global Problems
• Global Solutions
• The Belly of the Beast
• Next Steps

167. Next Steps
• Support International Permaculture!
– Permaculture Across Borders
– www.permacultureacrossborders.com
• Take a Permaculture Design Course
– www.permaculture.org.au
– www.permacultureactivist.net
• Contact Ethan for questions and services
– www.appleseedpermaculture.com

168. eroland@gmail.com
www.appleseedpermaculture.com
www.permaculture.org.au
www.liberationecology.org
www.nuestras-raices.org
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