The Apology: from Baby Boomers to the Handicapped Generations
By David Holmgren, Holgrem Design blog
It is time for us baby boomers to honestly acknowledge what we did and didn’t do with the gifts given to us by our forebears and be clear about our legacy with which we have saddled the next and succeeding generations.
A History from the Future: A Prosperous Way Down
By David Holmgren, Holgrem Design blog
This is an excerpt from David Holmgren’s A History from the Future – a prelude to his upcoming book RetroSuburbia.
Samuel Alexander interviews David Holmgren
By Samuel Alexander, David Holmgren, The Simplicity Collective
Recently I interviewed David Holmgren, co-originator of the permaculture concept, at his property in Hepburn, Victoria.
Crash on Demand: Pathways
By David Holmgren, Holmgren Design
The evidence that the global financial system is a not-so-slow moving train crash is getting stronger.
Crash on Demand: Energy Descent Scenarios
By David Holmgren, Holmgren Design
Many climate policy professionals and climate activists are now reassessing whether there is anything more they can do to help prevent the global catastrophe that climate change appears to be.
Crash on Demand: Welcome to the Brown Tech Future
By David Holmgren, Holmgren Design
Permaculture teaching and activism have always aimed to work with those already interested in changing their lives, land and communities for the better, rather than proselytising the disinterested majority.
Permaculture pocket knives
By David Holmgren, Holmgren Designs
I was challenged by a colleague about wearing a pocket knife, which he pointed out was illegal (without a genuine reason). This was news to me and intensified my feelings of alienation as a country person visiting the centre of a large city. What was the world coming to? But it also stimulated thought about what my genuine reasons for carrying a pocket knife in public might be and how that question was intimately connected to permaculture.
Why I haven’t been flying (much)
By David Holmgren, Holmgren Design
Over three decades I have received many requests to travel across Australia and across the world to speak at a conference, teach a course or participate in some worthy event related to permaculture. My reluctance to travel long distances for short stays has meant I have had to turned down many of these invitations. In more recent years the reactions of invitees has moved from incredulity to understanding, and even admiration, as a small but growing list of public figures are choosing not to travel by air to highlight the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.