The Milkwood Permaculture Living Handbook

Welcome to Milkwood Introduction Habit Zero: Learn whose country you're on Principle 1 - Observe and interact Habit 1: Identify five useful wild plant Habit 2: Research the life cycle of something you use daily Habit 3: Pay the rent Habit 4: Regulate your household's temperature Habit 5: Learn about your local waterways Principle 2 - Catch and store energy Habit 6: Store the season by preserving food Habit 7: Harvest rainwater Habit 8: Build a mini greenhouse Habit 9: Create a budget and start saving Habit 10: Grow a storage crop Principle 3 - Obtain a yield Habit 11: Grow sprouts and microgreens Habit 12: Use what you have Habit 13: Start a herb garden Habit 14: Do a life/work time audit Habit 15: Pest-proof your garden Principle 4 - Apply self-regulation and accept feedback Habit 16: Locavore challenge Habit 17: Rehome all that stuff Habit 18: Use your privilege for purpose Habit 19: Learn how to communicate well Habit 20: Get water wise Principle 5 - Use and value renewable resources and services Habit 21: Make natural home cleaners Habit 22: Start a worm farm Habit 23: Cook with sticks Habit 24: Reuse your wee Habit 25: Reuse your packaging Principle 6 - Produce no waste Habit 26: Commit to a five-day no-waste challenge Habit 27: Learn to mend: Habit 28: Eat real food Habit 29: Learn to love second-hand things Habit 30: Compost everything Principle 7 - Design from patterns to details Habit 31: Make a base map Habit 32: Start a garden or nature diary Habit 33: Write a Will - and talk about it Habit 34: Learn about your local climate Habit 35: Get to know the soil beneath your feet Principle 8 - Integrate rather than segregate Habit 36: Reuse your household greywater Habit 37: Keep chickens Habit 38: Engage with the commons Habit 39: Support a local person in need Habit 40: Eat with friends and family Principle 9 - Use small and slow solutions Habit 41: Start a home seed bank Habit 42: Make your own sourdough Habit 43: Walk or ride there Habit 44: Take your lunch Habit 45: Plant a tree and take care of it Principle 10 - Use and value diversity Habit 46: Support your local pollinators Habit 47: Make your own probiotic drinks Habit 48: Install a gate in your side fence Habit 49: Make a lizard hotel Habit 50: Share a garden Principle 11 - Use edges and value the marginal Habit 51: Get to know your local fungi Habit 52: Cook a meal outdoors Habit 53: Join your local food co-op Habit 54: Learn to identify and use local seaweeds Habit 55: Explore your local gift economy Principle 12 - Creatively use and respond to change: Habit 56: Raise your voice on the climate crisis Habit 57: Make an emergency plan Habit 58: Do a first-aid course Habit 59: Engage in mutual aid Habit 60: Revisit your personal goal Resources References Thank you Index