Permaculture systems.

Permaculture is a thinking system.

We place thinking above doing.

The mantra "100 hours of thinking for 1 hour of work" is common. As it is all about design, we want critical thinking involved before we do work. This minimizes errors and expenses.

There are times when work is required in a more immediate fashion. Examples are emergency situations, wars, extreme weather events. Sometimes we find a property and want to delve right in. We get excited. And that is OK as well. As long as we realize we may want to correct mistakes we are making along the way.

Keeping a open mind to change is a great asset to Permaculture practitioners.

Here are a list of things we jump into.

Swales. Gardening, site clean up, bringing in materials, Lazer pegging for levels, water storage on site, identifying access and structure/infrastructure sites. This is just a small list. And it is OK to do these things as as long as we are open to changing them

For instance we may choose the wrong location to start a swale path. This is not a critical error, but changing it later is expensive.

We may choose a wrong house site, but we would never build without other professionals consulting with us and giving us cost analysis so not a critical error. We may install a garden site in a poor quality location but that will provide the info we need within the first year. So we will be able to adjust or abandon that site for a better site.

Site clean up is always a good idea. Removing old human trash and other waste. Clearing poor vegetation that does not perform a function or is in the way of access. Although these unwanted plants are a asset to figuring out what will work of a similar plant type for the area.

These are all good ideas to keep in mind as we take over a property. Time is on our side.

Have a great day