When we work with nature instead of trying to impose our will, the solution is often found within the problem.
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…
- 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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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.
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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