… While Permaculture is often thought of as a methodof gardening, it is actually a way of thinking about, designing, and implementing sustainable lifestyles.  It has emerged from thatmindset and is applied to our homes and properties and then extendedoutward, naturally including a systems approach to gardening as well. Transition Towns were born from Permaculture.  Often, at least one person on the steering committee of aTransition Town has completeda Permaculture Design Certification Course.  A T …