Er....uh.....well, I.....hmmmm.
So, yeah, what is permsteading, anyway?
Well, I guess we, or I, for now, get to define it. That's what this thread is for. I'll start...
Well, it's a silly word, I'll admit. It came to me yesterday, when I was feeling especially frustrated as I cruised the usual haunts on the web in my search for more knowledge. I realized that the forums I liked tended to reflect the ideology of their respective namesakes, naturally. As I thought about that, and what fit me best, I realized I lay somewhere outside of the descriptions that exist for the life and land I want.
So, to me, permsteading is harvesting rainwater with a swale or growing a row of beets to run the pigs in. It's building a rocket stove in the greenhouse and working out a rotational grazing scheme. Building hugelkulture beds and preserving the harvest by pressure canning. It's combining techniques, without the limitations of labels.
It has a single ethic, Be Good. Be good to the soil and the land I steward. Be good to my animals, the food I grow, my community. And so on.
Well, that's enough for now. I'll think of more, I'm sure, but feel free to add your own definition. It's brand new, we get to make this however we want.