Permaculture? Is it swales? What on earth is a swale?
Swales are a dry-climate, tree-growing system. Permaculture may use swales, but that is a small, small part of permaculture.
Permaculture is often described as “Permanent Agriculture.” However, Permaculture is better described as “Permanent Culture.” That includes:
- Earth care
- People care
- Returning surplus
Permaculture transcends politics, religion, and country. You can throw a prepper, a tree hugger, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a capitalist, and a communist into the same permaculture class and have them all walk away determined to use the knowledge they gained in their individual pursuits. In fact, I’ve seen that happen.