“Inhabit” is a documentary film project that aims to expand the reach and relatability of permaculture. Permaculture is a design science based on the observation and replication of patterns and relationships found in nature; it is an approach to designing sustainable systems of agriculture, community, economics, politics, and more.
We will travel in a solar and veggie-oil-powered bus documenting the people and projects currently giving voice to permaculture in the Northeast. We will look at permaculture practices in rural, suburban, and urban environments to break away from the conception of it being purely agricultural, and we will explore the breadth of its application to current local and global challenges - from issues of food, water, and medicine, to governance, economy, and culture.
Washington Square Park in Brooklyn, NY, Is the home to the Old Stone House a historic building and site a huge battle during the revolutionary war. Claudia Joseph is the designer / caretaker of the gardens within the park and she has developed them into a permaculture influenced education garden where food, medicine and knowledge is available to all who stop by. Check out her site to learn more : http://permaculture-exchange.org
