Permaculture
Story Title: Permaculture
Episode: 5
Broadcast Date: 20th April 2013
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane
Trevor visits a Facebook friend who is passionate about living sustainably and lives and breathes permaculture.
Setting up a Permaculture Garden
- Take into consideration your solar orientation – use the sun's energy
- The garden is divided into zones: livestock, vegetables fruit and flowers, living and recreation and utility areas
- The garden recycles nutrients, food scraps and vegetation using worm farms, compost systems, chickens and rabbits
- Observing and interacting with nature is key to learning what works best in Permaculture
- The high density planting system is suitable to urban gardens
Contact
For more information on permaculture check out
http://www.permacultureday.org
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