Permaculture: Producing food without destroying the planet
Agriculture accounts for 17 percent of worldwide CO2 emissions. But what if there were a way to produce it without harming the planet? The idea is called permaculture – growing vegetables in a circular, self-sustaining system, without artificial pesticides or fertilizer.
0:00 Intro
1:02 Farming the permaculture way
2:02 What is permaculture?
3:05 Design and water management
4:39 Building up the soil
5:22 Polyculture, habitats and pesticides
7:21 Permaculture worldwide
8:04 The future of permaculture
10:44 Conclusion
Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer
Camera & Video Editor: Henning Goll
Supervising Editor: Joanna Gottschalk
Special thanks to: Simin Fadaee, Immo Fiebrig, Narsanna Koppula, Julius Reiff and Sabine Zikeli for background interviews.