Broadscale Permaculture at Millpost Farm
by Judith Turley and David Watson In the hills east of Canberra, down a dusty lane that passes racehorses dozing in thick phalaris, and wild apple trees and thickets of…
Josh Byrne
The Magic of Gardening – Josh Byrne
Josh Byrne is a permaculture pioneer who shares part of his story of how he came to embrace permaculture and how it has changed his outer, and inner, landscapes... Josh…
The 2017 permaculture calendar selection
Each year we update the website with twelve fresh images to illustrate the design principles. These photos were submitted from people around the world and were selected to feature in…
The fundamentals of Rocket Stoves
Rocket stoves are an example of appropriate technology the generate super-efficient heat, cost next to nothing to build and require just a few sticks to run.
Finding pleasure in the free things in life
Australia is stupendously rich by world standards, and its citizens are spending their hard-earned dough in ever-greater quantities: $40 lunches, $200 shoes, $5 coffees. Many people still feel like they…
Open source Permaculture Guidebook for the tropics
A beautifully illustrated, practical, open-source guidebook tackling climate change and creating community resilience is being created, enabling people across the tropical world and beyond to have access to the information,…
David Holmgren farewells Bill Mollison, the father of permaculture
David Holmgren shares some words on the life of his influential mentor... With the passing of Bill Mollison, aged 88, in Tasmania on Saturday (24/9/2016) comes the end of an…
Our permaculture journey in images
Russ Grayson's review of the 2017 Permaculture Calendar Originally published on the PacificEdge blog. WITHOUT DIRECTION we drift like a ship with a broken engine. With a sense of direction…
Sunrise Farm crisis support
Sunrise Farm demonstrates resilience after earthquakes
On April 25th 2015 a massive earthquake struck Nepal, deeply affecting the country and its people. There were a series of earthquakes over several days with the most devastating one…
Photo: Don McCullough
Can moonlight affect plant growth?
by Guido Masé, originally published by UrbanMoonshine Life on earth would be quite different without our natural satellite. Most would agree that the daily rising and falling of the moon,…
Permaculture Pioneer Robin Clayfield
A little bit about Robin Robin Clayfield is a respected facilitator, trainer, author and musician with a passion for creative, interactive group work, permaculture, deep ecology, transition, empowerment work and…
A History from the Future
Here's an excerpt from David Holmgren's A History from the Future - a prelude to his upcoming book RetroSuburbia. A History from the Future: a prosperous way down Long time…
Feature your project in the Permaculture Calendar
Each year we update the website with twelve fresh images to illustrate the principles. These photos were submitted from people around the world and were selected to feature in the…
Aboriginal agricultural practice and permaculture
In the most moving event that I have ever attended, Bruce Pascoe revealed ancient agricultural practices that I had never heard of. Right here in Australia, cropping and bread making…
