This presentation was delivered to the 2023 Australian Permaculture Convergence on Peramangk Country, Mount Barker, South Australia. The following is a text version of the presentation including a number of the slides shown.
Head, Heart, Gut: Wise Hack Your Decision Making
Have you ever heard the saying “go with your heart”? How about “trust your guts”? These sayings are often dismissed as merely literary devices. In fact, they both have a surprisingly scientific backing. While the Age of Enlightenment led to an incredible explosion in human knowledge and understanding of the world around us, it also […]
Just listen: Top 10 Permaculture Podcasts in 2019
One of the greatest contributions the internet has made to our society is giving us the ability to access information on any topic, from anywhere, at any time. Information that previously relied upon an experienced writer, an agreeable publisher, and a customer with a wallet, to get out in the world; is now unshackled and […]
7 actions your business can do to help stop climate change
Another day, yet another IPCC Report warning that if we fail to take action on climate change now, it might be too late to avoid catastrophic change. Yet, there’s something about this report that’s different. This time the experts say, is our last warning. There are now only a dozen years left for global warming […]
Keeping it cozy! Working from home in the cold months
Brrrrr it’s a bit cold isn’t it! One of my favourite permaculture design principles – and one of the most important to get your head around when understanding how useful this design system can be – is “Capture and Store Energy”. This principle is an important one for me when I’m working from home in […]
A Revolution Disguised as Gardening
Permanent + (Agri)Culture = Permaculture Permaculture is a term you’ve probably heard of; especially if you live in Australia. David Holmgren and Bill Mollison conceived the idea in the early 1970s at the time when environmentalism was becoming less of an idea and more of a practice. David and Bill were working and studying at […]