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