Permaculture in Perpetuity

Colette O'Neill

10 years ago

Permaculture Gardens grow all the year around.

The integration of water as a harvest system brings both light and warmth to the land.

Intensive planting creates so many micro-climate zones that encourage and nurture plants even in the severest of weather.

This was never more apparent than on my garden walk yesterday…a fine day, after all the flooding and torrential rain experienced this week.

Sheltered spots harboured mushrooms, many of which were edible.

Wild herbs continue to flourish near waterways and on banks, particularly Wild Mint and Sorrel.

Perpetual harvests of food, fuel and water, with little or no input at this stage of development, for once the sculpting and planting are complete, the eco-system of perpetual food and abundance takes over!

Permaculture is a clever system which copies Mother Nature at her finest.

There are few parts of the world where she is allowed to truly be herself.

The Rainforest is one of the few remaining ecosystems where this remains governed by the Wise Mother.

My journey into Permaculture began along practical lines, but as I became immersed in planting and sculpting, my life transformed with hardly a blip, as Sacred Permaculture merged the boundary lines between the practical and the ethereal.