What is Permaculture?
A healthy community is the driving force behind a sustainable agricultural model and the future of the United States of America. Seed to Heart thrives to connect individuals with their food and medicine. Truly healthy food and medicine is grown by healthy and happy individuals. At Seed to Heart, we follow the 3 principles of permaculture to
1.) protect the earth 2.) care for the people 3.) share the abundance.
Permaculture is essentially about designing sustainable environments with the focus being on how we provide our needs in a way that works with nature’s processes and ecology. Based on the words permanent and agri-culture, permaculture addresses all aspects of human culture, not only food production but how we build, organize, and utilize our resources. The goal is to create an optimally efficient system, harmoniously interlinked with nature.
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At Seed to Heart, we share home cooked meals with our family, neighbors, volunteers, and the community’s shelters and food banks. We share an abundance of freshly picked vegetables, fruits, herbs, flowers, and a variety of preserved and dried produce.
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Recommended Reading
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PERMACULTURE: A DESIGNER'S MANUAL, by Bill Mollison
**Note: this is a rare and unavailable free .pdf download. It may take a moment to download. An out-of-print version of this book can cost over $100. This knowledge should be free...
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BOTANY IN A DAY: THE PATTERNS METHOD OF PLANT IDENTIFICATION, Thomas Elpel (An excellent guide to identifying plants by flowers)
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INTRO TO PERMACULTURE - Free Oregon State University textbook: https://open.oregonstate.education/permaculture​​​
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In New Round of Tests, Monsanto’s Weedkiller Still Contaminates Foods Marketed to Children
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Roundup for Breakfast, Part 2: In New Tests, Weed Killer Found in All Kids’ Cereals Sampled