If you are really thinking about starting or entering the world of permaculture, here we have the following article, permaculture, a guide for beginners that can be very helpful for you to gradually apply this way of life in your day to day life.
Permaculture can be seen as a practice, a philosophy, a set of techniques or even as a way of life, but the truth is that no matter how you see permaculture, the important thing is that you know a little more about it and you can understand the importance it may have, in order to apply it in agriculture, in architecture and construction and in general, in daily life.
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Permaculture guide for beginners
The first thing we recommend in permaculture a guide for beginners is to review other blog articles that will shed a little light on the concept of permaculture, the principles and even a bit of current news about how permaculture is lived in our country. .
After having looked at all the interesting blog posts and having a better idea of what permaculture is about, what its principles are and much more, you can proceed with the guide that we have today for you so that you learn everything you need to start applying it. this philosophy or way of life.
How to start in permaculture?
We can assure you that depending on who is talking about permaculture, their advice on how to get started may be totally different. This is one of the most beautiful things about this technique or philosophy and it is that everyone has different opinions and ways of seeing things, but always with one main goal in mind: to work together with nature and not against it. .
How far you decide to take permaculture should be your personal decision, in this case, we are going to take you step by step on the things that we recommend you do to get into permaculture.
How to get started in permaculture
- Step 1. Start preparing your own compost
The first step and perhaps the easiest of all is to take the waste you produce at home (or the leftovers from the crops) and turn it into something that can be extremely useful, that will save you money and that will help you start working together with nature.
You can find how to create a wide variety of organic fertilizers on the blog, we will explain step by step how to make your organic fertilizers from scratch and much more.
Eliminating inorganic fertilizers from your crops is the first step in caring for your life, your mind and even your body and the health of those customers or people with whom you share what you produce. - Step 2. Think about disconnecting yourself a bit from the public service network
The second step should be to start thinking about the possibility of disconnecting yourself a bit from the network, thus seeking the creation of sustainable systems for power generation and for capturing the water necessary for planting and even for personal consumption.
Disconnecting from the network is a measure that you should take intelligently, but it is recommended since it not only allows you to save money, you will also be doing your bit in support of nature.
The truth is that this step is not as easy as it seems, for example, to disconnect from the energy part of the network you would need to make an investment in another source of energy such as a system with solar panels or even a wind system.
On the other hand, to collect and use your own water you should create some kind of collection system, for example, the rainwater collection system that we explain how to create on the blog.
- Step 3. Share and take care of natural resources
It is key that you understand that one of the most relevant principles in permaculture is sharing and caring for natural resources. Use only what you need and leave room for others to also take advantage of what nature has to offer. In addition, you should think not only about the present, you should also think about leaving them enough resources so that the following generations can live without problems.
- Step 4. Copy to nature
Nature has worked perfectly for many years, which is why in permaculture it is recommended to follow and copy many of the things that happen in nature and many of the processes that are carried out. Imitate the good things and you will see the great results you can get.
- Step 5. Become an expert
Already at this moment, in the last step of the permaculture guide for beginners, we recommend you to continue researching and learning about the principles of permaculture and all those things that can help you become an expert.
Knowing things like the advantages of using native plants in crops, the benefits of knowing about microclimates or simply that it is worthwhile to rotate crops to take care of the land can help you a lot to your sustainability and to obtain the change you were looking for. waiting to get the best monetary and spiritual benefit from your harvests and sowings.
Changing your way of thinking, your philosophy and the ways of doing things is not easy, you can be sure of that, but the truth is that you can read the opinions and stories of Colombians who have decided to bet on permaculture and you will see that It is not only positive on a spiritual level, but also their crops have improved a lot and, in terms of money, they have received much better results than before, always in harmony with nature!