permaculture

permaculture [pur-muh-kuhl-cher] noun

1. a system of cultivation intended to maintain permanent agriculture or horticulture by relying on renewable resources and a self-sustaining ecosystem.

Related formsper·ma·cul·tur·ist, per·ma·cul·tur·al·ist, noun British Dictionary definitions for permaculturalist permaculture noun

1. the practice of producing food, energy, etc, using ways that do not deplete the earth’s natural resources

Word Origin for permaculture C20: coined by Bill Mollison (born 1928), Australian ecologist, from perma (nent agri) culture Word Origin and History for permaculturalist permaculture n.

by 1978, from permanent + agriculture or culture.