Permaculture – A Spiritual Approach
Book Spotlight – Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach
By Craig Gibsome and Jan Martin Bang
Since it’s founding in the 1960’s the Scottish community of Findhorn has always been ahead of its time. It’s widely believed that the ‘green movement’ has its routes at Findhorn’s Community Eco-Village. In Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach, Craig Gibsone and Jan Martin Bang, who live in Eco-villages like Findhorn, take an in depth look at the development of agricultural eco-systems through natural and edible landscaping. They focus specifically on the permaculture components of Earthshare, Fairshare and Peoplecare and on the spiritual aspects of permaculture design as a divine creative activity.
Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach is a philosophical, spiritual and practical approach to integrating microclimate, functional plants, animals, soils, water managements and human needs into intricately connected, highly productive systems of the permaculture. The authors also look for the patterns embedded in our natural world as inspirations for designing solutions to the many challenges creating sustainable architecture.
Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach covers a range of permaculture issues from soil conditions and plant choices, energy sources and house design to alternative economics, managing group process and governance. Spiritual nurturing and enquiry are also central to the authors’ point of view and they point to the Findhorn Community Eco-Village as an example of how these many issues can be addressed and solved. They include personal examples and accounts of how they and others got started on their permaculture projects and focus on the most effective and spiritual approaches to creating sustainable and effective human settlements.
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About the Authors of Permaculture: A Spiritual Approach
Craig Gibsone has lived at the Findhorn Eco-Village since the early days of the community. He has witnessed many organic developments. He is a permaculture and eco-village designer and educator as well as a potter and involved in the community life at Findhorn.
Jan Martin Bang was born in Oslo, Norway and grew up in England. In 1984 he moved to Israel where he cofounded the Israeli Permaculture Association. In 200 he moved to Camphill, Solborg in Norway. Jan has a diploma in Permaculture and is an active member of the Norwegian Permaculture Association. He is also the chairperson of the Norwegian Ecovillage Association and has written several books about environment and community. Since 2008 Jan has been a freelance Permaculture Designer, teacher and author.
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