Permaculture/Bowen Island/Step By Step

Really the first step is to just start doing. Get your hands dirty, wonder around your land, notice where the sunshines, where its wet, where is is windy and any other observations of your surroundings. Its also good to Talk to friends, neighbors, local farmers, other gardeners, people who know your region well. Local knowledge is good. =Step 0 - philosophy= Begin to develop a philosophical understanding of permaculture, reading the wikibook resource on this topic is a good place to start. At its base permaculture is; The Otago school in NZ has also run a great course on the subject. It may be very insightful to review what they have accomplished in their 1st Session.
 * Care for the earth
 * Care for people
 * Distribute surplus

=Step 1 - get your hands dirty= Grow something.

=Step 2 - mapping= Map out property

=Step 3 - raised beds= Build a raised bed and grow something else

=Step 4 - composting= Begin composting

=Step 5 - resource mapping= Revisit your map and look for near by resources