Spelade

  • David Holmgren is the co-originator of Permaculture, self-aware contrarian and contemplator of everything. 

    I’m lucky enough to be part of his extended household, so rather than shooting the breeze about the state of the world while sowing parsnips I figured I better bloody well get him on the podcast. 

    We dig into David’s own internal landscape as well as the contours of his life at Melliodora, and I was especially eager to quiz him about land sharing and housing alternatives; prime listening for those in the debt-avoidant club. 

    Listen out for our new Reskillience segment: Word Association – which sees me peppering David with all kinds of words and phrases to see what he’ll volley back. Such fun. And David said it’s unlike any interview he’s done before, which I’m taking as a good thing.

    Maya Ward

    Permaculture principle #8 – Integrate rather than segregate

    Bill Mollison

    Edges talk given by David in Lisbon

    Permaculture principle #11 – Use edges and value the marginal

    David Holmgren’s collected essays

    Essay ~ Pandemic brooding

    Essay ~ Crash on Demand 

    Essay ~ The Apology

    Book ~ The Golden Calm by M.M. Kaye

    Melliodora property

    EcoBurbia

    Ivan Illich

    German Permaculture Academy

    Call of the Reed Warbler ~ Charles Massey

    RetroSuburbia Chapter #25: Changing Habits for Self-Reliance + Resilience

    Book ~ RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future ~ David Holmgren

    eBook ~ Trees on the Treeless Plains ~ David Holmgren

    Permaculture events + workshops