What is Permsteading?

[GrahamB]

I totally agree. I strive to provide food for my family and at the same time be a good steward to the land. If I don't follow someone's doctrine then so be it. I know I will make mistakes along the way, but that is how I learn. If I can find the ideal system for my situation, at the lowest cost to me and the land I live on, then I have succeeded. That's why I like this place. We all have our own projects going on and we are all different. We come from different lands, different climates, different backgrounds and have different needs. We all try to help each other, without the need to appear any better than the next person. This is a good place to be.

[pa_friendly_guy]

Well said Graham, Well said, I have nothing more to add at this point, just that I agree.

[matt walker]

[boo]

G'day Billy. I agree it's a great place to be. I only lurked a little bit before I signed up too - everyone is really friendly and I've got some wonderful advice already.

[Lollykoko]

Boo, I watch the videos over and over again, and find something new to think about every time. I

[boo]

Me too Lolly, I'm still trying to get "what I see" actually onto the ground on a "mini scale"

[paulbee]

So, just wanted to throw my hat into the conversation about exactly what permsteading is in my mind.

I see the fusion of two words:

1. Perm(anent)
2. (Home)steading

So, simply, permanent homesteading.

Nothing is truly permanent, however, somethings have a pretty longevity or a plan for the future generation.

Homesteading is that practice of having a sustainable home, which in my mind becomes a farm to sustain you and yours.

Permsteading would be the practice and pursuit of creating things, projects and their end output that are time enduring. Think of it as savings or banking your energy for the future and perhaps your children.

That would include food foresting, soil building, fuel lot plantings, perennial self maintaining plants (does much actually self-maintain).

It would include housing improvements beyond four walls and a roof. Water storage, sunrooms, greenhouses, composting area, outbuildings, barns, lean tos, etc.

It would include systems to make everything less work and more self-sustaining. Solar water pumps, biogass generation, usable greenery in ponds, etc.

That's my off the cuff, unedited version.