Permakultur ihop is a project that is meant to inspire people to an alternative way of living. We believe that quality of life doesn’t have to mean how big your income is. Quality of life can come from things that many may see as primitive. Who wouldn’t want to be a able to take a few steps out of the door and pick a handful of fresh strawberries for breakfast? Or cook a meal on a stove that you yourself have built?  I’m sure most of us have had the sense of control or pride after successfully completing an invention that we made. Either it being a pulley system that allows us to turn the light off from our bed or a beautiful piece of art that we are proud of, this is the attitude we want to encourage here at Permaculture Ihop. Our goal is to inspire people to a more natural, sustainable way of life and create a demonstration site were people can get ideas and knowledge to start there own small scale farms or gardens.

What is Permaculture?

Permaculture has been around since the 1970’s as a response to the rapid growth of monoculture farming. The founders of Permaculture were Professor Bill Mollison and student David Holmgren.  As explained on permacultureprinciples.com; Permaculture is a design system based on ethics and design principles which can be used to establish, design, manage and improve all efforts made by individuals, households and communities towards a sustainable future.  We are using this design system to create a diverse landscape with many connections and relationships between the plants, animals, structures and us. One big thing that separates the permaculture approach from the more conventional way of living (especially agricultural), is the total energy input and yield. In Permaculture you put a lot more planning into your work to create an area as productive as possible. .

“The yield of a system is theoretically unlimited (or only limited by the imagination and information of the designer).” –  Bill mollison