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Permaculture Summary Advice L5 - Coggle Diagram
Permaculture Summary
Advice L5
Habitats
Trees
Native trees - see my coggle and try to plant all those species -we need a trillion trees to be planted !
Right plant in right place!
try to get Irish grown saplings
Ben Law - Woodland Way Book - use and interact with Trees !
Meadows
They are wonderous for life !, review info on pollinators.ie (wildflowers.ie or connectingtonature.ie/
Wetlands
Ponds, reedbeds, streams, bogs, marshes bathtub !! all so important with 80% of wetlands removed in Ireland so far.
https://www.wetlandsystems.ie/
https://www.npws.ie/sites/default/files/general/irish-wetlands-guide.pdf
Permaculture Ethics & Principles
Review them, question them, design with them and try to live by them, they have stood the test of time
Be Kind, inquisitive and do your observation !!
Grow Plants not the economy !
Organic Matter is precious use it wisely
Food
Annuals
- No dig with mulch paths and slug fence + Klaus Laitenbergers books. Save & swap seed and support Brown Envelope Seeds & Irish Seed savers
Perennials
= Martin Crawfords Book - Perennials Vegetables
Tree Crops
= All traditional tree crops + Agroforestry Research Trust (UK), PFAF books + website. Plus Irish and EU nurseries
Animals
- Richard Perkins - great for regenerative agriculture & Justin Rhodes
Foraging
= The Forager's Calendar: A Seasonal Guide to Nature’s Wild Harvests
Preserving
= So important to practice - Sandor Kats, Dearbhla Reynolds etc
Hands
Hands are amazing 1.5 Billion years of evolution has created them - use them to Build shelter, tools, equipment - its great for mental health (the opposite of scrolling !!)
Shop Class as Soulcraft: An Inquiry into the Value of Work - Matthew B. Crawford
The Permaculture Book of DIY
Community
Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved !! ...
The Power of Just doing stuff
The Transition Handbook by Rob Hopkins
Look up a local (eco) community group or start a Transition Town / Local Group yourself / Tell people about Regenerateourecosystem.ie
Find / Meet like minded people to motivate yourself and organise group work days / or buy land in a group to rewild it / grow food