--- title: Permaculture description: Permaculture is an ecological design framework for creating sustainable agricultural systems. Learners will understand how to apply natural patterns and principles to design self-sufficient landscapes, conserve water, and build healthy soil. category: sciences subcategory: agricultural-science difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/permaculture --- # Permaculture Permaculture is an ecological design framework for creating sustainable agricultural systems. Learners will understand how to apply natural patterns and principles to design self-sufficient landscapes, conserve water, and build healthy soil. ## Available Resources 3 Books • 4 Websites ## Websites ### 1. Permies.com Large online forum founded by Paul Wheaton for permaculture, homesteading and organic growing, with active threads on composting, soil building, hugelkultur and worm bins. Useful for troubleshooting specific problems with experienced practitioners; advice quality varies by poster. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://permies.com/ **Tags:** permaculture, composting, homesteading, soil-building, community-forum ### 2. permaculture.org Permaculture.org is a comprehensive hub for permaculture education and practice, featuring articles, design guides, project case studies, and access to courses and practitioner directories. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://permaculture.org **Tags:** websites, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science ### 3. permaculturenews.org Permaculture News offers news, articles, and practical guidance on permaculture and ecological design. It features tutorials, case studies, and interviews covering sustainable farming, water management, and related sustainable living topics. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://permaculturenews.org **Tags:** websites, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science ### 4. permacultureprinciples.com A comprehensive guide to permaculture design principles, featuring clear explanations, practical examples, case studies, and downloadable resources to help you apply sustainable, regenerative design in gardens and landscapes. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://permacultureprinciples.com **Tags:** websites, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science ## Podcasts ### 1. Sustainable World Radio **Author:** Jill Cloutier Interview podcast hosted by Jill Cloutier since 2004 with permaculture designers, ecologists, herbalists and earth-repair practitioners, covering permaculture ethics, regenerative gardening, fungi, ethnobotany and ecosystem restoration, giving listeners practical examples of designing with natural systems. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.sustainableworldradio.com **Tags:** permaculture, regenerative-agriculture, ethnobotany, earth-repair, organic-gardening ## Books ### 1. Gaia's Garden **Author:** Toby Hemenway Applies permaculture to home-scale yards: guilds, food forests, soil building, water catchment and habitat for beneficial insects. After reading, a gardener can lay out a small polyculture garden that largely maintains itself. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1890132527?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science ### 2. Introduction to Permaculture **Author:** Bill Mollison Condensed presentation of the design system Mollison co-originated, covering zone and sector planning, climate-specific strategies, water, soil and plant guilds. Gives a working grasp of how permaculture designs are laid out before tackling the larger Designers' Manual. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0908228082?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science ### 3. The Permaculture Handbook **Author:** Peter Bane Temperate-climate manual aimed at North American households, covering garden farming, water and soil systems, livestock, buildings and neighborhood-scale economics, with worked case studies. Readers can plan a productive smallholding on a suburban or small rural lot. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0865716668?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, agriculture-environment, agricultural-science --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. Personal study use welcome; republishing this curation requires permission (team@dantes.io).* View this page online: https://dantes.io/subject/permaculture