I find myself these days watching and reading things related to:
- Permaculture
- Minimalism
- RV or van living
Permaculture started because David Holmgren was wondering what the interrelationships were between three things:
- landscape architecture
- ecology
- agriculture
After discovering that, it occurred to me that I’m not really interested only in any of the 3 things I first listed, but the intersections between THEM.
So, I made the chart below in an effort to understand what it was they have in common and what they do NOT!
Permaculture |
Minimalism |
RV/Van LIving |
|
Mobile? |
No |
Possibly |
Yes An emphasis of this life |
Less Stuff? |
Possibly More reuse/eco friendly and multi- uses |
Yes An emphasis of this life |
Yes Mandated by space limitations |
DIY Food? |
Yes An emphasis of this life |
Possibly |
No Space limitations again |
Less Commercial reliance? |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Fewer Support Systems? |
Possibly |
Possibly |
Possibly |
Lower Costs? |
Possibly |
Possibly |
Possibly |
What does this mean, exactly? I guess I’m ready to become a hippy of some sort. As usual, the first step is to continue to get rid of a lot of “things.” And, considering the discussions we’ve been having about aging in place, it seems more likely we’ll end up permaculturists with a possible minimalist bent?
I don’t know of course, but it has been an interesting exploration, trying to find what it is that all of these have which appeals to me so!
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