Of course if anyone manages to create “Biosphere Three” a closed loop system running off a fusion power plant supporting plants, animals and humans for even one year, without any solar or other energy input, AND pay for all the embodied energy (measured by eMergy accounting) in the whole setup, do wake me from my dreams of a prosperous way down through energy descent futures, to let me know the news.
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For those passingly familiar with the term
permaculture, it’s usually categorized as a gardening technique, a system often associated with raised beds. However, for practitioners in the movement, permaculture is far more than this. It’s not just raised beds, nor does it always use raised beds. For that matter, it’s not just gardening.
Permaculture, they say, is a design science, and the techniques not only revolutionize the way we grow food but also reimagine how we might live in cooperation with the natural systems upon which our lives rely. The ideas behind permaculture push beyond sustainability the current systems have already done their damage and into full-fledged planetary restoration.