There are a few societies that show signs of having been very rational about the physics of construction and the physics of real life. Some of the old middle-Eastern societies had downdraft systems over whole cities, and passive, rapid-evaporation ice-making systems. They were rational people using good physical principles to make themselves comfortable without additional sources of energy.
Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thought… - Bill Mollison
Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thought…
- Bill Mollison
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of n… - Bill Mollison
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of n…
We're only truly secure when we can look out our kitchen window and see our food growing and our friends working nearby. - Bill Mollison
We're only truly secure when we can look out our kitchen window and see our food growing and our friends working nearby.
There is one, and only one solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world, and train a… - Bill Mollison
There is one, and only one solution, and we have almost no time to try it. We must turn all our resources to repairing the natural world, and train a…
I teach self-reliance, the world's most subversive practice. I teach people how to grow their own food, which is shockingly subversive. So, yes, it’s… - Bill Mollison
I teach self-reliance, the world's most subversive practice. I teach people how to grow their own food, which is shockingly subversive. So, yes, it’s…
It’s a revolution. But it’s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You might… - Bill Mollison
It’s a revolution. But it’s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You might…
Say you're working for a big overseas aid organization. You can't leave home in a Mercedes Benz, travel 80 kilometers to work in a great concrete str… - Bill Mollison
Say you're working for a big overseas aid organization. You can't leave home in a Mercedes Benz, travel 80 kilometers to work in a great concrete str…
The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children. - Bill Mollison
The only ethical decision is to take responsibility for our own existence and that of our children.
Wealth is a deep understanding of the natural world. - Bill Mollison
Wealth is a deep understanding of the natural world.
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