Two of our members, Jerry Hembd and Mariellen Griffith, presented a program on permaculture and sustainability to the Northwest Arkansas Permaculture Study Group August 4, 2018 in Eureka Springs.
Mariellen’s slideshow on creating a sustainable garden looks at topics of:
- Making a plan for your garden specific to your environment
- Building and amending the soil – Composting
- Controlling pests through Integrated Pest Management
- Methods of Gardening
- Conserving water
What is Permaculture?
It is basically a philosophic and scientific method combining agriculture, social design principles, and natural ecosystems.
Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature. It is a systems approach that involves thoughtful observation not thoughtless labor, looking at plants and animals in all their functions rather than treating many areas as a single product system.