Can Permaculture Be More Human?

Permaculture has traditionally been defined as a set of design principles centered around interconnectivity and in some cases simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. It uses these principles in regenerative agriculture and rewilding. It should also be viewed as a model for community, organizational design, and development.

The Harmony Project recently has coined the term Human Permaculture to recognize that human life is now a significant part of “natural ecosystems” and to emphasize its role in the three core tenants of permaculture that are evolving:

 
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  • CARE FOR THE EARTH

Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply in harmony. This is the first principle, because without a healthy earth, humans (and all life) cannot flourish.

  • CARE FOR HER PEOPLE

Provision for people to steward those resources necessary for their existence.

  • FAIR SHARE

Provision for healthy communities based on its inhabitants shared resources and strong interconnectivity in human ecology, taking no more benefit than needed before reinvesting the surplus, encompassing the Buddhist notion of Give Back. 

As a design, build, operate hospitality enterprise The Harmony Project takes an active interest in the interconnectivity of traditional permaculture as a model for the symbiosis among healthy human communities, care of the earth, her people, and to provide a fair share among all of the elements towards the goal of wholeness.

Destinations we are and have designed, built and operated encompass transient and residential accommodations, agriculture, retail, wellness and health, restaurants, and a culture of visual, performing, culinary art, and learning centers. 

Vibrant human interconnectivity generates an authentic community experience for the sojourner, a rewarding workplace for the employee, and meaningful neighborliness among the citizenry. Farm-to-table, wellness for staff and travelers, art and learning centers offer opportunities to demonstrate the interconnectivity teachings of permaculture. 

These endeavors are not constructs, but rather operational practices demanding a creative, highly motivated employee workplace culture with a strong set of shared values and expectations; the equivalent of a Green Set of Hands, not just a Green Thumb in Permaculture terms. 

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