Category: Permaculture Design
What is a Site Assessment, and Why Do One?
What is a Site Assessment? A site assessment is the thorough observation, recording, compilation, and organization of all of the existing conditions that are present at or affect the design and function of a piece of property. For a landscape, this includes not only the physical features of a site (like landshape and structures), but…
Abundant Water – Part 2: Designing Resilient Water Drainage Systems
Designing from first principles to create low-maintenance, low-cost water drainage systems that minimize erosion and maintain or restore functional hydrology.
The SADIMEA Design Process
The SADIMEA framework is a seven step design process used by 7th Generation Design to structure our design consultancy reporting and implementation work.
Permaculture – Foundational Ethics & Principles
The prime directive of permaculture helps us apply the three ethics and the twelve principles to design our lives and work to align with the regenerative patterns found in nature.
What Is A Whole Site Design, and Why Do One?
What is a Whole Site Design? A whole site design is a visually illustrated, comprehensive plan that integrates all of the elements required to realize the vision for a particular landscape, whether that be held by an individual or a group of people, into a cohesive, self-supporting whole that exists in harmony with the innate…
Living with Fire – Part 4 Integrating Fire Into Daily Life (Again)
Living with Fire is a 4-part series presenting a new paradigm regarding fire – one in which we celebrate fire’s necessary ecological role, and design for a healthy relationship with it. The earlier parts of this series are: What if we chose to view natureโs gift of annually-replenishing fixed carbon sources (i.e. chaparral brush) in…
Living with Fire – Part 3: Home Construction And Retrofitting For Fire Survivability
Living with Fire – Part 3: Home Construction and Retrofitting for Survivability. How to design or a retrofit a home for survival in a wildfire ecology.
Living with Fire – Part 2 Regenerative Firescaping – Protecting Your Home With Good Design
Regenerative Firescaping principles and methods for creating a fire-safe oasis around your home.
Introduction to Appropriate Energy
Three step process for designing appropriate energy systems for a regenerative future.
Creating Resilient Wealth With The 8 Forms Of Capital
Create Resilient Wealth and true freedom in time, health, wealth and spirit with the 8 Forms of Capital.
Abundant Water – Part 1: The Four R’s Of Regenerative Hydrology
The 4 R’s of regenerative hydrology – Receive, Recharge, Retain, Release – and how to apply them to create water abundant landscapes wherever you are.
Lifestyle Design
STAYING ON THE PATH __________________ Uncovering Your Purpose, Creating Your Vision,๏ปฟ And Bringing It To Life. ~ A Process Roadmap ~ If you manage any land at all, whether it be a single garden bed or thousands of acres of rangeland, you are likely no stranger to idea overwhelm. It happens to all of us,…
