We are often asked: “ What is Permaculture?” Usually the definition is couched in agricultural terms but the principles and directives of permaculture thinking are adaptable beyond the garden and in fact embrace a far more inclusive hypothesis.
To me permaculture is systems thinking. Systems thinking is a process of understanding how things influence one another. In nature systems thinking examples include ecosystems where elements such as air, water, plant and animals all work together to survive, flourish or perish. In organizations systems consist of people, structures, and processes that work together to make an organization healthy or unhealthy, sick or abundant.
