Permaculture as a Global Solution

Reader Contribution by Crystal Stevens

Permaculture is at the heart of any sustainable endeavor. Knowing how permaculture has the potential to guide us toward sustainable future is a vital component in creating a paradigm shift. Permaculture is a term coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren in 1978. The term originally stood for permanent agriculture but in the last few decades, the word permaculture has evolved into Permanent Culture.

I first learned the term “permaculture” 14 years ago while a senior in high school. I was on an eco adventure in the Caribbean rainforest of Costa Rica with an environmental leadership program called Eco-Act, a program founded and facilitated by The Missouri Botanical Garden in 1981 to inspire earth stewardship in youth. We visited the Punta Mona Center for Sustainable Living and Education, an off the grid 85 acre organic Permaculture farm on the Caribbean Sea. Stephen Brooks and his sister Lisa started an eco tourism business called Costa Rican Adventures. Stephen is also the founder of Kopali Organics, an organic food company dedicated to supporting small farmers and providing a highly nutritious food source to the public. Stephen has been a major catalyst in The Permaculture movement. He has taught thousands of individuals around the globe how to bring sustainability into fruition.

10 Permaculture Lessons

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