Understanding the Core Values of Permaculture: 3 Key Principles

What is permaculture? The word permaculture may seem like a new buzzword in gardening circles, but in reality, it’s so much more. If your interest is in homesteading, self-sufficiency, and gardening, understanding the core concepts of permaculture could be a real game-changer. Permaculture is a way of viewing the world and its resources from a different perspective. This small but growing movement may already be influencing some of your habits.

Young woman harvesting in sunny permaculture garden Photo 170233484 / Permaculture © Sue Wetjen | Dreamstime.com

Photo 170233484 / Permaculture © Sue Wetjen | Dreamstime.com

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7 Benefits of Organic Gardening

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Have you ever considered the benefits of organic gardening? Modern farming is geared towards mechanization and homogenization. Instead of organic gardening techniques, most modern farmers use GMOs, pesticides, additives, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and mass-production techniques. All this is clearly affecting our health, and new diseases are spreading rapidly among humans and animals.

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