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Food for thought in Sydney — two days with David Holmgren

2. October 2009

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Food for thought in Sydney — two days with David Holmgren

The winds of late October failed to blow away those attending a series of events with permaculture co-originator, David Holmgren. David left people with food for thought about our future and how we, as communities, might respond to challenging global trends...

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City farm, training focus of Cafe Conversation

4. September 2009

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City farm, training focus of Cafe Conversation

His history in setting up Northey Street City Farm with a group of enthusiasts, and the introduction of accredited permaculture training to Sydney were the focus of September 2009's TransitionSydney Cafe Conversation with Dick Copeman...

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Ethical Investment Comes of Age ….finally

4. September 2009

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Ethical Investment Comes of Age ….finally

This article by Robert Rosen, written about 20 years ago, describes early initiatives in the ethical investment industry...

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Earthbank and permaculture – a productive nexus

4. September 2009

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Earthbank and permaculture – a productive nexus

Written over 15 years ago, Robert Rosen's story demonstrates that it is easily forgotten that the permaculture design system, in its early years, was in part responsible for the establishment of the social or ethical investment industry in Australia...

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Planning and good design feed an urban family

26. August 2009

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Planning and good design feed an urban family

In this 1999 article, Fiona Campbell describes the process of designing, constructing and planting her home garden not far from the shores of Botany Bay...

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Permaculture’s long tail

20. July 2009

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WHEN WIRED MAGAZINE editor-in-chief, Chris Anderson coined the term ‘the long tail’, he was referring to music CDs, books and films that continue to sell in small numbers although they may not be new, may never have been all that popular or that were produced as a specialty product for a small audience that maintains [...]

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Permaculture – a movement in need of a history

27. December 2007

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Permaculture's early books emerged from a publishing context of magazines and books on alternative living and a social context of footloose youth seeking better ways of living. Despite this, the movement has as yet produced no cogent history of itself...

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A short and incomplete history of permaculture

26. July 2007

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A short and incomplete history of permaculture

An article on permaculture's history - from 1972 onwards - supplied to the New Internationalist magazine by Steve Payne and Russ Grayson, 2007...

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David Holmgren: design approach to food security

26. July 2007

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David Holmgren: design approach to food security

David Holmgren says cities can feed themselves...

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Four ways of reading the land

26. August 1998

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Four ways of reading the land

The ability to discern pattern and characteristics in the landscape through the use of a variety of tools enables better planning, according to David Holmgren...

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