Permaculture Design Principle Deep Dive #8 - Integrate, Don't Segregate ~ Epi-053 | The Sovereign Homestead Podcast

Today we take a deeper look at Permaculture Design Principle #8 - Integrate, Don't Segregate.

This principle is fundamentally about 'stacking functions' - a common term we hear a lot in perma-speak - but what does that really mean and HOW do you go about doing it?

We'll talk nuts and bolts of creating functionally redundant systems, including:

Segregation vs. integration, and the energetic costs of going down one path vs. the other in the design of your homestead
How building functional redundancy into your systems leads to resiliency in the face of disruptive events, and how this can lead YOU to become a more anti-fragile person and thus have a more anti-fragile homestead.
Why CONNECTION is the secret sauce for 'stacking functions'
HOW To Do It
- What Functional Design is - starting with functions first, and working towards the elements from there
- The importance of element location and orientation to maximize function.
List all of the main functional categories a la the Permaculture Design Scale of Permanence.

Maximizing function is ALL about designing relationships between things, not so much the things themselves. Become a designer of connections between elements, and you'll become a better human being in all ways.

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