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…
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…
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,…
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…
Principles and Pathways updated for eBook
An extract of David Holmgren's prologue from the newly released eBook edition of Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability The world has changed radically since Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond…
Part of a conflict transformation meeting at Chikukwa
The Chikukwa Project
African villagers who turned their lives around “Permaculture actually solves all the problems that we face in human life. So this is considered to be the right approach for us…
Presenting 12 more images illustrating the principles
Twelve fresh images illustrating the principles now feature on the website. These photos were submitted from people around the world and were selected to feature in the 2015 Permaculture Calendar.…
