Society
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The suburbs are the spiritual home of overconsumption. But they also hold the key to a better future
Samuel Alexander, University of Melbourne and Brendan Gleeson, University of Melbourne Suburban affluence is the defining image of the good…
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Help us SEED a Climate Resilient Cape Town
We in The Permaculture Research Institute of Australia are supporting this project and would like you to consider supporting the…
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The Link Between Minimalism & Permaculture
There is an inherent link between permaculture and minimalism, so it’s no wonder why people are finding ways to combine…
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What do lizards, procrastination, and Permaculture principles have to do with your brain? Part 1
Did you know there’s a lizard in your brain that’s the source of all your resistance to difficult, boring,…
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Human Permaculture: Communication as Flow part 1
Permaculture design can be about much more than deciding where to put plants and landscaping particular sites. Indeed, many people…
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Deciding Factors: Permaculture, Society and the Wisdom of Crowds
One inspirational thing which learning about permaculture can help us to realise is that there are abundant resources in the…
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Not Getting Burned Anymore
Sometimes I wonder if all of the modern ailments, which seem ever more numerous as the years pass, are really…
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Virtual Reality to Help Us Make Mistakes: Smart Failure and How it Relates to Permaculture
Many people have spoken or written about the importance of thinking that reflects the changing world around us; “Everything you’ve…
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Remembering Bill Mollison, the Man I Never Knew
I first encountered Bill Mollison in Nicaragua through Permaculture One, without even really stopping to notice his name, setting aside…
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Language and Permaculture, Part 1: Why we need to focus on Terminology to take Permaculture to the next level.
One of the most universally applicable attractions of permaculture is that it is a practical set of design tools, based…
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The US Election, Standing Rock, Before the Flood, and How It All Ties in to the Permaculture Movement
Some time ago I wrote an article about permaculture as a political act, and as an idea, it was one…
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Understanding Urban Agriculture – Part 3, Calculating the Food Production Potential of a City
It has been well said that we do not see things as they are, but as we are ourselves. Every…
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