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Permaculture Self-Reliance: 8 Components of Personal Food Security

Submitted by Jenny Nazak on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 04:54

As someone who works in public relations for a permaculture guild, I often hear from people wanting to know what permaculture is all about. In a nutshell, permaculture is a set of design principles aimed at addressing human needs sustainably. Sustainable means ecologically, economically, and socially. We can divide human needs into five broad categories: food, water, shelter, energy, and community.