by Judith Turley and David Watson In the hills east of Canberra, down a dusty lane that passes racehorses dozing in thick phalaris, and wild apple trees and thickets of plum and hawthorn, then winds up the Lake George escarpment through Yellow Box woodland full of finches, thornbills, cuckoo-shrikes, kookaburras and robins, there’s a rusty […] The post Broadscale Permaculture at Millpost Farm appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

Josh Byrne is a permaculture pioneer who shares part of his story of how he came to embrace permaculture and how it has changed his outer, and inner, landscapes… Josh Byrne is an environmental scientist with a passion for sustainable gardening, appropriate technology and innovative environmental design. Best known for his role as the WA […] The post The Magic of Gardening – Josh Byrne appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

Each year we update the website with twelve fresh images to illustrate the design principles. These photos were submitted from people around the world and were selected to feature in the 2017 Permaculture Calendar. You can find out more about each of these images on the principle pages, starting with ‘Observe and Interact’. We are […] The post The 2017 permaculture calendar selection appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

Rocket stoves are an example of appropriate technology the generate super-efficient heat, cost next to nothing to build and require just a few sticks to run. The post The fundamentals of Rocket Stoves appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

Australia is stupendously rich by world standards, and its citizens are spending their hard-earned dough in ever-greater quantities: $40 lunches, $200 shoes, $5 coffees. Many people still feel like they don’t have enough. We are clearly doing a Very Poor Job of turning our historically-unprecedented level of wealth into health and contentment. It seems a […] The post Finding pleasure in the free things in life appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

A beautifully illustrated, practical, open-source guidebook tackling climate change and creating community resilience is being created, enabling people across the tropical world and beyond to have access to the information, strategies and techniques they need (and you can help make it happen!). Many of you may have heard about our project by now. Permatil (Permaculture […] The post Open source Permaculture Guidebook for the tropics appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

David Holmgren shares some words on the life of his influential mentor… With the passing of Bill Mollison, aged 88, in Tasmania on Saturday (24/9/2016) comes the end of an era for many thousands of people around the world whose lives were transformed by the teaching and writing of one of Australia’s most influential ecological […] The post David Holmgren farewells Bill Mollison, the father of permaculture appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

Russ Grayson’s review of the 2017 Permaculture Calendar Originally published on the PacificEdge blog. WITHOUT DIRECTION we drift like a ship with a broken engine. With a sense of direction we move forward. But to have direction we have to know where we have come from. We have to know where we are going. The […] The post Our permaculture journey in images appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

On April 25th 2015 a massive earthquake struck Nepal, deeply affecting the country and its people. There were a series of earthquakes over several days with the most devastating one reaching 7.8 on the Richter scale. As well as numerous small tremors, a further large earthquake of 7.3 magnitude hit on May 12th. These earthquakes […] The post Sunrise Farm demonstrates resilience after earthquakes appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more

by Guido Masé, originally published by UrbanMoonshine Life on earth would be quite different without our natural satellite. Most would agree that the daily rising and falling of the moon, along with the monthly waxing and waning cycles, have effects on our oceans and seas. The tides are crucial to life: tidal pools, sheltered and […] The post Can moonlight affect plant growth? appeared first on Permaculture Principles ..read more