Permaculture Self-Reliance: 8 Components of Personal Food Security
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.