Positive emotions
Make room for joy and gratitude.
✳ HUMAN PERMACULTURE
From soil to connections,
cultivate a living world.
Gardens, housing, human relationships and practical ecology. Guides to make things yourself, tools to prepare your projects and a community to share with.
Without changing everything. Without seeking perfection.
AN ECOLOGY OF EVERYDAY LIFE
What if we looked at
how things connect?
Your time, family, work and surroundings do not live in separate boxes. Human permaculture invites us to look at their interactions, then design changes suited to the resources available.
Understand the foundations ↗UNDERSTANDING PERMAH
Six reference points for a life that feels our own.
PERMAH brings health alongside the five dimensions of Martin Seligman’s PERMA model. On Permah, we connect them with human permaculture to reflect on relationships, places to live and shared projects.
Engagement
Engage in activities that use our skills.
Relationships
Cultivate trust and mutual support.
Meaning
Connect actions with what matters to us.
Accomplishment
Learn and move forward in achievable steps.
Health
Consider the body, rest and living conditions.
GROUND TO CULTIVATE
Where would you like to begin?
One practical question. One area at a time.
Garden & permaculture
Observe soil, plan crops and follow the seasons.
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Animal care
Plan daily care, resources and backup.
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Agroforestry
Think about trees, crops and uses together.
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Collective housing
Clarify expectations and progress a shared project.
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Human permaculture
Cultivate connections and everyday arrangements that fit.
↗DIY · REUSE · COOPERATION
Make things & live with less.
Mobile hen house, autonomous housing, planted treatment, dry toilets and voluntary simplicity: illustrated guides to prepare projects and cooperate.
DIY & ecology
Build a mobile hen house
A wheeled shelter, six illustrated steps, a timber cutting list and a shopping checklist.
DIY & ecology
Build a compost bin from reclaimed timber: plan, assemble and maintain
A simple, dismantlable structure with an accessible front and a place to keep dry material.
DIY & ecology
Start seeds in reused containers
Choose pots, check drainage and record your trials before expanding your seed sowing.
DIY & ecology
Mulch with leaves and grass clippings from your garden
Identify available materials, cover a small area and adapt mulch to crops and season.
DIY & ecology
Share tools with neighbours without leaving all the work to one person
Start sharing with a small inventory, return arrangements and a limited trial.
DIY & ecology
From garden to pantry: track harvests to limit waste
Connect fresh produce, processing and consumption with a simple lot-based inventory.
Learn to make. Then make together.
On permah.net, prepare your garden and projects. On community.permah.net, exchange experiences, find support and propose a workshop.
IDEAS & EXPERIMENTS
To think. Then to try.
Explore the journal ↗Foundations
Where does human permaculture begin?
You do not need to change everything. Start by noticing what actually happens.
Self & resources
Take stock of what sustains you
Notice support, constraints and room for change in your week.
Relationships
Turn a complaint into a clear request
Prepare a conversation that leaves room for an answer.
READING THAT SHEDS LIGHT
A library to take you further.
French and English references, with complementary reading on relationships and collective projects.
Human permaculture · FR
Permaculture humaine — Des clés pour vivre la Transition
A French-language reference applying permaculture to everyday living, housing and relationships. A starting point for exploring the subject.
Publisher / author page ↗Search on Amazon ↗
Human permaculture · EN
People & Permaculture
An English-language reference on the personal and collective dimensions of permaculture. For exploring design focused on people.
Publisher / author page ↗Search on Amazon ↗