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> [Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/traditional-agriculture-was-labour-intensive-industrial-agriculture/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

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## More by David Holmgren

> [Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/traditional-agriculture-was-labour-intensive-industrial-agriculture/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [Some ideas need to be continually reinvented and rediscovered, particularly an idea like the omnipotence of humans. It takes a long time to give…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/some-ideas-need-to-be-continually-reinvented-and-rediscovered/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [Although it is tempting to think of these natural landscapes as reflecting a stability in climactic and geologic forces, long periods of climactic and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/although-it-is-tempting-to-think-of-these-natural-landscapes-as/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [When we work with nature instead of trying to impose our will, the solution is often found within the problem.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/when-we-work-with-nature-instead-of-trying-to-impose-our-will-the/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [It is not the project but the living process that will be the measure of our actions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/it-is-not-the-project-but-the-living-process-that-will-be-the-measure/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [The permaculture's whole principle of having to work with nature, rather than fight against it, is not just an ethical restraint. It's also about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/the-permaculture-s-whole-principle-of-having-to-work-with-nature/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [A lot of people do get stuck on the idea that they can't pour energy into something unless they own it. Given the current…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/a-lot-of-people-do-get-stuck-on-the-idea-that-they-can-t-pour-energy/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [I'm under no illusion that the future will be a neat and tidy or desirable world. We will gain a lot of things through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/i-m-under-no-illusion-that-the-future-will-be-a-neat-and-tidy-or/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [If you understand it from an ecological or sustainability perspective, agriculture is the primary way we meet most of our needs, and it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/if-you-understand-it-from-an-ecological-or-sustainability-perspective/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [I thought if something was a good idea, we should be able to apply it to ourselves as guinea pigs and do something with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/i-thought-if-something-was-a-good-idea-we-should-be-able-to-apply-it/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [The Earth is a living, breathing entity. Without ongoing care and nurturing, there will be consequences too big to ignore.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/the-earth-is-a-living-breathing-entity-without-ongoing-care-and/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal indulgence or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/if-you-give-up-on-trying-to-change-larger-structures-and-just-go-off/)

[David Holmgren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-holmgren/)

> [Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for provision of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-holmgren/consciously-designed-landscapes-which-mimic-the-patterns-and/)

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