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72 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

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Presentation : Introduction to Permaculture zones

Method : Facilitator presentation

Tools : Images showing examples of the different zones

References : PC Book MOD 2 - Natural Patterns and Permaculture Design

Objective : Participants learn about the concept of zones in a community

An effective way to start developing an Integrated Sustainable Community Design is to

divide the community area and its surrounding land into 5 zones.

A fully Integrated Sustainable Community Design project considers each of these

zones separately and creates practical methods for strengthening the interdependent

relationships between the zones.

In the Sustainable Community Design method zones are defined as follows:

• Zone 1: The home and family garden.


• Zone 2: The village area.


• Zone 3: The small farms around the edge of the village.


• Zone 4: The semi-wild developed forests around the village farms.


• Zone 5: The ecology conservation zone.

More information about the zones can be found in the PC Book MOD 2 – Natural

Patterns and Permaculture Design.