Ron Finley in his LA guerrilla garden.
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Jan 25::
Before Class
-Read:
  • Excerpt of Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn
  • Introduction to Permaculture, by Bill Mollison


  • In Class
    - A critique of certain agricultural models
    - Introduction to the ethics and principles of Permaculture
    - Intro to concepts, themes and methods (from patterns to details)

    - Review Permaculture Principles
    - VAST design model
    - First site assessment

    Pick a site and Go Outside
    - what are all the elements involved?
    - describe site, draw it
    - what kinds of materials are there?
    - what plants?
    - animals, insects (describe)
    - is there slope?

    - what energies come into the site?
    - how much light? (time of day)
    - people?
    - cars?
    - water?
    - wind?

    - How can you block, channel or absorb the energies?

    - What kinds of yields can you create if you absorb or channel the energy?

    - how can you apply your permaculture principles to this site?