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The 12 Permaculture Principles

• Principle 1: Observe and interact
• Principle 2: Catch and store energy
• Principle 3: Obtain a yield
• Principle 4: Apply self-regulation and accept feedback
• Principle 5: Use and value renewable resources and services
• Principle 6: Produce no waste
• Principle 7: Design from patterns to details
• Principle 8: Integrate don't segregate
• Principle 9: Use small and slow solutions
• Principle 10: Use and value diversity
• Principle 11: Use the edges and value the marginal
• Principle 12: Creatively use and respond to change

Resources

• Permaculture in Action | The 12 Principles Demonstrated
• Discover Permaculture with Geoff Lawton
• Self-Sufficiency Made Easier Using These 12 Principles
• The One-Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka
• The Bio-Integrated Farm by Shawn Jadrnicek
• Permaculture Student 2 by Matt Powers
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Building Your Permaculture Property by Rob Avis, Michelle Avis, & Takota Coen
• Bringing Nature Home by Douglas Tallamy
• The Garden Awakening by Mary Reynolds
• Finding The Mother Tree by Suzanne Simard
• Permaculture A Designer's Manual by Bill Mollison
• Introduction to Permaculture by Bill Mollison
• Gaia's Garden by Toby Hemenway