Urban Permaculture

Permaculture is a system of sustainable design that meets the various needs of human communities while increasing biodiversity, local ecological health, and the ability of future generations to meet these same needs.  Urban sites present their own set of challenges and rewards.  As permaculturalists say, "the problem is the solution".

So what does that mean?  Well, in urban environments, we have great access to a variety of free, excess nutrients (on a purely scientific caloric level) and materials to build healthy soil and garden infrastrucuture.  The dense population offers us a ready supply of volunteers, employees, and collaborators, and cuts the shipping mileage from soil to plate to nearly zero.  We have paved surfaces such as roofs, sidewalks, and driveways, which we can use to direct water for storage and multiple uses.  We have a variety of microclimates in which we can grow diverse varieties of food, etc etc.

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