2. Catch and Store Energy - Use of electricity, water storage and irrigation, building materials, sun, wind
3. Obtain a Yield - Food forest for materials, food, fuel, etc.
4. Apply Self Regulation and Feedback - limit consumption and allow nature to have its share, learn from natural cycles and mistakes,
5. Use and Value Renewalbe Resources - sustainable practices, animals, insects
6. Produce no waste - repurpost broken, reuse, renew
7. Design from patterns to details -
8. Integrate Rather than Segregate - community
9. Small and Slow Solutions - long view, invest little and don't over extend
10. Use and value diversity - many different types of strawberry, more and more insects, natural plants
11. Use Edge and Value the Marginal - increased productivity
12. Creatively Use and Repond to Change - Planning and modify plan when needed.
If you are new to permaculture and want to learn more, I recommend taking the permaculture class with Andrew Millison. I did and it helped me connect a lot of shared values, personal experience, common sense and new perspectives under one approach.
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