Reflections on APC10
I arrived home yesterday exhausted and exhilarated from the 4-day
Australasian Permaculture Convergence in Kuranda.
... reflections by Robyn Francis
... reflections by Robyn Francis
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Permaculture what?
I've been on the board at Permaculture International Limited (PIL) for about three months now, and from a personal remit that was essentially a fact finding mission, little by little I begin to see the enormous potential in a future Permaculture Australia. ...reflections by Kat Szuminska -
Trowel power—sow your own or buy locally grown
Melbourne's well known permaculture practitioner, KERRY DAWBORN, asks us to consider who has made the food we eat, what is the true cost of food products and what the food we buy really is. -
Permaculture politics—new pythagorean links
This paper, by Colin Ball, considers the history of the philosophical ideas and political connotations of the environmental design system called Permaculture by the co-originators Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. -
Garden agriculture key to boosting urban food production
David Holmgren's address to the food security day of the Australian City Farms & Community Gardens Network's 2007 national conference—Cities Feeding People. -
New times need new approaches
A focus group looks at the decline of environment groups and ponders the future of sustainability activism in the new century. -
International Permaculture Convergence 8—Brazil report
The 8th International Permaculture Convergence in Brazil in May 2007 was a resounding success, with permaculture practitioners and representatives from 42 countries attending to share their work and experience. Following is a brief report. -
Unsustainable food production—its social roots and remedies
Three Main Questions ...by Terry Leahy- What are the environmental problems of agriculture today?
- What agricultural technologies are available to deal with these problems?
- What are the social causes of these problems and what are the social alternatives?
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Permaculture and peak oil
Transition Energy Descent is the process of living with less net energy. As a process it is ever changing, adapt-ing, responding and reflecting a new paradigm for human cultures and communities. ...by Colin Endean