Intro to Permaculture We talked last day about the fact that the world has about 60 years left of farmable fertile soil (due to the affects of mass agriculture). What is the solution? One i dea: permaculture? Permaculture is a set of design principles centered on whole systems thinking, simulating, or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. It uses these principles in a growing number of fields from regenerative agriculture, re-wilding, and community resilience. 1. Incredible 1.5-Acre Permaculture / Syntropic Food Forest with Over 250 Plant Species Discussion: What is a syntropic farming? Syntropic farming is an intensive form of agroforestry that imitates slash and mulch agroforestry , in order to provide yields at all stages of succession, generate its own fertility, and with the end goal of creating a productive forest that imitates the structure and function of the native forests. What is a food forest? A food forest,