Here’s a picture of Bill Mollison and Masanobu Fukuoka.

Here’s a picture of Bill Mollison, the guy behind the idea, and another amazing human being who was one of Bill’s inspirations, Masanobu Fukuoka.
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‘In Transition’: now available to view, in full, free, online!

‘In Transition’ is now available to view in full on YouTube (apart from Part 3, following soon)… don’t forget that you can also buy copies of the DVD which feature the film itself as well as hours of wonderful Transitioney extras; find out more here.  Anyway, sit back and enjoy.  We love it.
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How to Repair the World

We’re pleased to announce that we’re partnering with the makers of the video above,WeForest, to help establish self-replicating permaculture reforestation demonstration sites in accordance with our Permaculture Master Plan, in several worldwide locations – starting in Zambia in the first instance. Our Geoff Lawton has just agreed to be on their advisory [...]

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Get involved with ClimateWatch

ClimateWatch was developed in order to understand the effects that climate change is having on Australia’s plants and animals.
Climate change is affecting rainfall and temperature across Australia. As a consequence, flowering times, breeding cycles and migration movements are also changing. Scientists have very little data available to understand the impacts of this.
Your task is to [...]

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Climate, Weather and Aboriginal Culture – Indigenous Seasonal Descriptions

Australia’s climate is diverse. Monsoon tropics, desert, savanna, alpine and temperate regions can all be found in various locations. The sheer diversity of ecological zones negates the concept of a rigid European seasonal calendar for the entire continent. The Aboriginal people of Australia inhabited distinct regions that were usually concordant with geographical and ecological regions. [...]

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Greening the Desert II Video – Greening the Middle East

We in the North often have a highly skewed understanding of the word ‘poverty’. Mention it, and the mind is immediately filled with images of emaciated children, queues at aid stations, and the like. Somehow our own acute poverty – in community, social cohesion and ethical purpose – usually goes unrecognised. We live in a [...]

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How-to-Guides & Manuals – Mushrooms

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Kiva – What is Kiva? (Team Permaculture)

 
Team Permaculture We Let You Loan to Low Income Entrepreneurs
Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.
The people you see on Kiva’s site are real individuals. When you browse entrepreneurs’ profiles on [...]

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eHow – How to Create a Permaculture Garden

The term permaculture–a combination the words “permanent” and “agriculture”–was coined in 1978 by Australian ecologists Bill Mollison and David Holmgren to describe an “integrated, evolving system of perennial or self-perpetuating plant and animal species useful to man.” According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service, “It is a land use and community building movement which [...]

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USDA Zones…Gardener Powered!

Our zone map is created by thousands of gardeners from all around the world. Sign up and add your zone!
Search by address on this map to find your local USDA Zone! (anywhere in the world)
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