Geoff and Nadia Lawton will be attending the UK’s PermacultureConvergence, which takes place on 2-4 September 2016 at Nell Bank, Ilkley, West Yorkshire. It is a rare opportunity to meet one of the world’s most renownedpermaculture teachers. Geoff is famous for his work alongside Nadia in regreening the desert in...
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Alternative ‘Nobel Prize’ For Permaculture
Stuart Muir Wilson, the grandson of permaculture founding father Bill Mollison, has recently received The Right Livelihood Award, known as the alternative Nobel Prize, for his “outstanding vision and work on behalf of the planet and its people”. Stuart, who lives in Australia, and who shares lessons imparted by Bill,...
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The Call To Adventure
I have an enduring image of Ellen MacArthur before she was famous for sailing around the world single-handed. Penniless and unknown, she lived on a small boat in a freezing boatyard on the Hamble, near where I live in Hampshire. Long days and nights were spent working on the boat...
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The term permaculture is a combination of the words permanent and agriculture, or permanent and culture. The difference between permaculture and normal agricultural methods is the diversity of organisms in the permaculture system. Many plants and animals are incorporated in the design; each complementing others, and each having several functions...
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What is Permaculture?
People often ask me what permaculture is. There is a short answer and there is a long one, which should come with a warning: permaculture can inspire a lifetime of discovery and creative living. If you don’t want to change your worldview and your life, stop here! The short answer...
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The Flowering of Happiness
Connecting with Nature In these times of disruption, change and transition, all of us can be excused for sometimes feeling perplexed, challenged, even a little lost. We are watching the old world slowly disintegrate. Our financial and political systems in the West are under the greatest of duress. Our natural...
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