If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal indulgence or being a survivalist, it can be seen as incredibly negative or pessimistic. But the other way to think of it is this: through manifesting the way we live and acting as if it's normal, you're defending yourself against depression and dysfunction, but you're also providing a model that others can copy. And that is absolutely about bringing large-scale change.
If you understand it from an ecological or sustainability perspective, agriculture is the primary way we meet most of our needs, and it's the greates… - David Holmgren
If you understand it from an ecological or sustainability perspective, agriculture is the primary way we meet most of our needs, and it's the greates…
- David Holmgren
Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and desig… - David Holmgren
Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and desig…
If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal indulgence or being a survivalist, it can b… - David Holmgren
If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal indulgence or being a survivalist, it can b…
It is not the project but the living process that will be the measure of our actions. - David Holmgren
It is not the project but the living process that will be the measure of our actions.
Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for… - David Holmgren
Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for…
Some ideas need to be continually reinvented and rediscovered, particularly an idea like the omnipotence of humans. It takes a long time to give up. - David Holmgren
Some ideas need to be continually reinvented and rediscovered, particularly an idea like the omnipotence of humans. It takes a long time to give up.
A lot of people do get stuck on the idea that they can't pour energy into something unless they own it. Given the current situation, property ownersh… - David Holmgren
A lot of people do get stuck on the idea that they can't pour energy into something unless they own it. Given the current situation, property ownersh…
I thought if something was a good idea, we should be able to apply it to ourselves as guinea pigs and do something with it, rather than just tell oth… - David Holmgren
I thought if something was a good idea, we should be able to apply it to ourselves as guinea pigs and do something with it, rather than just tell oth…
Although it is tempting to think of these natural landscapes as reflecting a stability in climactic and geologic forces, long periods of climactic an… - David Holmgren
Although it is tempting to think of these natural landscapes as reflecting a stability in climactic and geologic forces, long periods of climactic an…
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