Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #8 - Integrate, Don't Segregate ~ Epi-053
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Show Notes
Today we take a deeper look at Permaculture Design Principle #8 - Integrate, Don't Segregate.
This principle is fundamentally about 'stacking functions' - a common term we hear a lot in perma-speak - but what does that really mean and HOW do you go about doing it?
We'll talk nuts and bolts of creating functionally redundant systems, including:
- Segregation vs. integration, and the energetic costs of going down one path vs. the other in the design of your homestead
- How building functional redundancy into your systems leads to resiliency in the face of disruptive events, and how this can lead YOU to become a more anti-fragile person and thus have a more anti-fragile homestead.
- Why CONNECTION is the secret sauce for 'stacking functions'
- HOW To Do It
- What Functional Design is - starting with functions first, and working towards the elements from there
- The importance of element location and orientation to maximize function.
- List all of the main functional categories a la the Permaculture Design Scale of Permanence.
Maximizing function is ALL about designing relationships between things, not so much the things themselves. Become a designer of connections between elements, and you'll become a better human being in all ways.
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