The copyright of this thesis vests in the author. No quotation from it or information derived from it is to be published without full acknowledgement of the source. The thesis is to be used for private study or non- commercial research purposes only. Published by the University of Cape Town (UCT) in terms of the non-exclusive license granted to UCT by the author. University of Cape Town � �� !!"� A minor dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Arts Department of Social Anthropology Faculty of the Humanities University of Cape Town 2012 COMPULSORY DECLARATION This work has not been previously submitted in whole, or in part, for the award of any degree. It is my own work. Each significant contribution to, and quotation in, this dissertation from the work, or works, of other people has been attributed, and has been cited and referenced. Date: 28 March 2013 Signature: Signature Removed University of Cape Town *� �� ,�� - �� ,� �� 2� �� - �� . 3 4��)�� *� �� - �� - �� ,�� - �� - �� , �� . &��- �� - �� - �� . 3 �� *�� 5�� * �� - * �� ,� �� . �� 6�� . 3 �� University of Cape Town ��#�� $�� i �� ii �� iii %& '�� 1 1.1 Preliminaries: Secularism, Ethics, Fieldwork and Discarded Research 1 Questions 1.1.1 About a discarded research question 2 1.1.2 Going native and a reasonable distance for critique 4 1.2 Introductory: Sustainability and the relationship between community 8 and agriculture in the practice of permaculture 1.3 My Research Participants 11 Anna 11 Nathan 11 Michael 12 Ina 12 Christopher 12 Leonie 12 Johan 12 Phillip 12 Mieke 12 Roy 13 1.4 Methods 13 1.5 Chapter breakdown 14 University of Cape Town (�� (�� ) �*��+��+�(�� ,�� " & -��#�� 19 2.1 Toward a Definition of Permaculture 19 2.2 Permaculture Literature 21 2.3 Permaculture Ethics 22 2.4 Permaculture Design Principles 24 Figure 1: Mandala garden 26 2.5 Permaculture Zones 27 2.6 Summary 28 .& �� #�� #��/�� 29 �� 3.1 Legal Structure and Vision 29 3.2 The farm - Mooiplaas 30 3.3 Membership 32 3.4 Sites of custodianship 35 3.5 Levies 36 3.6 Farm Labourers 37 3.7 Courses and fulfilling the PP’s educational mandate 40 3.7.1 Permaculture Design Course (PDC) 40 3.7.2 Natural Building Course (NBC) 41 3.8 Summary 42 (��0�� ) �1�� '��+�'��*�� 2& ��3��(�� 43 #��(�� 4.1 Introduction 43 4.2 Human Settlement Patterns: Natural buildings to work with the 44 University of Cape Town �� Figure 2: NBC participants making 8: � (a) Making cob (b)Kneading cob balls into the wall (c) Removing mould to allow adobe bricks to dry (d) Ramming earth 8.!.#� ��*�� 8<� Figure 3: Phillip’s house design, showing use of geothermal 80� energy to passively heat and cool the house.� Figure 4: Integrated hot water system 8;� 8.!.!�� :"� 8.!.1 �� %�� '��/ )�� *�� :#� �� 8.1� �� :8 � 8.1.# �� :: � @�A �� :< � @�A 5�� :< � @�A %�� :> � @�A (�� :> � 8.8� �� :; � 5. Producing an Ordinary ethic <#� $�� <#� :.# � *�� <#� :.! � )��

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