Permaculture Lucas Heights

The word permaculture is derived from two words: "permanent" and "agriculture".  Permaculture refers to the creation and design of sustainable future and human habitat to provide energy, food, shelter and material and non-material needs.  It emphasizes on how to grow our own food, build communities and natural homes, catch rain water, restore weakened ecosystems and landscapes.

Permaculture caters for your nutritional benefits and improving our health standards.  The system is based on six food groups which include vegetables, fats, fruits, staples, nuts, and legumes.  You can have the garden bed raised to reduce use of water and save cost on soil.  You can also opt to organic farming by use of mulch organic material.

Mulch materials act as manure or fertilizer when they decompose, weed suppressers and moisture conservant.  The environment department in Lucas Heights encourages farmers and residents to use organic farming methods to preserve the environment.

Features and Benefits

• In Lucas Heights, permaculture encourages residents to farm naturally and organically to avoid any possible environmental impact.
• Australian permacusturists in Lucas Heights are campaigning on growing their own food which contributes to natural building and seed saving leading to sustainability.
• It has helped farmers in Lucas Heights to produce more food with fewer resources through agro-ecology.
• Permaculture helps in saving farm costs.  The waste is decomposed into useful manure and organic matter.
• There is little waste because used products are decomposed to manure and others are recycled.
• Less use of chemicals in farming because farmers use natural fertilizers and mulch for gardening and farming.
• Minimized chances of air and water pollution due to use of natural methods of farming.
• Promotes green living or greening process by using natural pesticides and natural fertilizers.