Permaculture Village Cairns

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Probably the simplest way to start a permaculture village in Cairns at present is to design a block of units along permaculture and other sustainable people friendly principles.

With the rapid expansion in Cairns and the huge number of units and townhouses being built a well designed set of permaculture units could become a role model.

The land and home value of permaculture designed "eco-villages" in Australia has to this point been significantly higher than regular developers.

If a permaculture designed set of units has a similar higher value simply due to superior design, asthetics and liveability then developers and builders are very likely to copy this basic design.

So a simple and valuable project would be to design and build a set of units to become a permaculture role model for this kind of development.

Permaculture Cairns

2006-07-06T15:49:00.000-07:00

Permaculture Cairns

Is it possible to create a human settlement where nature and humans live in harmony?

Can the permaculture ideal of designing human settlement for self sufficiency really be achieved?

The honest answer based on the experience of many villages and settlements across Australia and across the world is probably no.

But redesigning communities for people instead of automobiles and aiming to provide 50% to 85% of your own needs for food, shelter, etc where you live is realistic.

Even more important if the environment is to survive this kind of redesign is not optional - it's vital for the survival of our planet's now very fragile ecosystem.

On these pages we'll share with you practical design and settlement ideas you can start applying today to start your home and your neighbourhood on the road to a more pleasurable, sustainable lifestyle.