permaculture
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- noun
- /ˈpɜrməˌkʌltʃər/
- Specialized
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permacultura
- She learned about permaculture as a way to design her garden in harmony with nature.
- permaculture garden
- tenets of permaculture
- permaculture principles
They have a permaculture farm that is producing, that is producing organic food for the whole area.
- They have a permaculture farm that is producing, that is producing organic food for the whole area.
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With 1.3 billion plus people and rising, the impact that permaculture could have in China cannot be underestimated.
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How wonderful to see that nobody needs to be excluded from permaculture.
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How do we renew the relationship between permaculture and scientific research?
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The ethics of permaculture are at the core of its strength as a movement.
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Start studying permaculture principles and techniques now while you still have access to information.
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The project would also provide a model of ecological sustainability through the use of permaculture techniques.
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The same young person today desires to develop permaculture, to restore biodiversity, etc.
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I have every hope that our classmates go home to spread permaculture further in a country that desperately needs it.
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For the past 34 years, permaculture has largely stayed on the track of an independent grassroots movement.
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Hold workshops on growing organic permaculture and fostering urban ecology, then see if you can get an EPA grant.
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How Sustainable
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Surface Forms
Morphology
permaculture = culture (semi-transparent) = perma + culture
Formed by blending 'permanent' (seen as 'perma-') with 'culture' to mean a sustained, sustainable approach to cultivation; the clipped combining form and specialized technical meaning make the relation not fully transparent for average learners.
Etymology
Permaculture comes from the words permanent ('lasting') and agriculture ('farming'), and people later also used culture ('a way of life'). So permaculture means designing farms, gardens, and communities to last by working with nature.