{"id":444,"date":"2018-06-16T08:26:48","date_gmt":"2018-06-16T08:26:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2023-06-15T11:53:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:53:58","slug":"permaculture","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/permaculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Permaculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In order to meet the challenges of the age we need an ecological design framework to guide us, as much as anything to make sure we&#8217;re asking the right questions. The Lions&#8217; Gate takes its inspiration from permaculture. An example of permaculture in action can be found via the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.52climateactions.com\/\">52 Climate Actions<\/a> project that I was lucky to be a part of. Furthermore, this video I made, of author, teacher and permaculturist <a href=\"https:\/\/grahambell.org\/\">Graham Bell<\/a>, encapsulates much of the permaculture perspective.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2M1uMqRUabw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Design Principles &amp; Ethics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/permacultureprinciples.com\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type.jpg?resize=580%2C464&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1743\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C820&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C615&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1230&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1640&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C961&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?resize=1980%2C1586&amp;ssl=1 1980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/Principle_Wheel_with_type-scaled.jpg?w=1740&amp;ssl=1 1740w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Permaculture integrated<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permaculture.org.uk\/about\/learn\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"580\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/61385442_120351522514164_5229427050032398336_n.jpg?resize=580%2C608&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/61385442_120351522514164_5229427050032398336_n.jpg?w=687&amp;ssl=1 687w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/thelionsgate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2022\/12\/61385442_120351522514164_5229427050032398336_n.jpg?resize=286%2C300&amp;ssl=1 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In order to meet the challenges of the age we need an ecological design framework to guide us, as much as anything to make sure we&#8217;re asking the right questions. 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