In this episode Dan Palmer from Making Permaculture Stronger enjoys a wide-ranging conversation with Darren J. Doherty from Regrarians.org. Darren and Dan explore:
- Darren’s 25-year journey with design process including:
- how he got started
- key influences along the way
- key realisations along the way
- The Regrarians Works Pattern and the Regrarians Platform
- The current state and trajectory of permaculture including why good people so often seem to leave
- The relationship of Darren and the Regrarians approach to permaculture
- much else, including the new 10 week REX® Online Farm Planning Program (that Dan is looking forward to participating in as a student)
We really hope you enjoy the episode, and please do leave a comment sharing any feedback or reflections below…

Dan and Darren recording this episode last week in Bendigo, Australia
Oh yes, one more thing – during the closing comments at the episode’s end, Dan refers to this video clip:
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