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The Permaculture Papers 5: prelude to a new century

A personal history of the permaculture design system…

Permaculture Papers 6: Trouble and triumph in the new century

New century, decade one—it was a time of challenge for permaculture but it was also a time of continued growth…

Permaculture Papers 7: Into the new century

Having survived the challenges of the first decade, it’s a new permaculture that is starting to emerge in the second decade of the Twenty First Century…

Design salon 1: new uses for an old house

Design salon 1: new uses for an old house

The first of the design salons with Randwick City Council’s sustainability education team engaged with Permaculture Sydney East to redesign the small garden at the home of pioneering Australian silent filmmaker, cameraman and director, Walter Franklyn Barrett…

Design salon 2: skilling up the local group

Design salon 2: skilling up the local group

IT’S A REAL-WORLD INTRODUCTION to permaculture for those participating in the design of the small garden and the tour trails at Barrett House in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs…

A local currency that was

A local currency that was

Local currencies are coming back into popularity to judge by a couple issued by Transition initiatives in the UK. Australian social innovators, however, experimented with a local currency well before the British…

Why so little influence in social decision making?

A drive down a windy road in Hobart raises questions about the influence of the permaculture design system and why this is not something greater….