In today's episode we take a deep dive into Permaculture Design Principle #10 - Optimize The Edge. We will discuss:

• Edge: What is it exactly?
• The real-world effects of edges in your homestead landscape with regards to energy translation, species diversity and overall productivity.
• How to manage edge for physical environments/elements to get more of what you want and less of what you don't (HINT: It's really about surface area!)
• Lots of examples of edge
• Optimizing edge is really about optimizing relationships between elements
• Why greater harmony is the ultimate aim of making adjustments to the edges between different elements and media
• Benefic vs. neutral vs. negative relationships -> and how to get all your living systems to place nice together

Show Resources

• The Prime Directive, Ethics And Principles Of Permaculture

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WHAT I DO:

Design:

On-Site Consultation

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Holistic Ecosystem Design

Implementation:

Water Harvesting Earthworks

High-function, Low-Maintenance Access

Living Systems

Spring Development

Courses:

Minimum Holistic Goal

Media:

The Sovereign Homestead Podcast

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