Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive. — David Holmgren Agriculture Copy Share Image
Some ideas need to be continually reinvented and rediscovered, particularly an idea like the omnipotence of humans. It takes a long time… — David Holmgren Giving Copy Share Image
Although it is tempting to think of these natural landscapes as reflecting a stability in climactic and geologic forces, long periods of… — David Holmgren Australia Copy Share Image
When we work with nature instead of trying to impose our will, the solution is often found within the problem. — David Holmgren Found Copy Share Image
It is not the project but the living process that will be the measure of our actions. — David Holmgren Action Copy Share Image
The permaculture's whole principle of having to work with nature, rather than fight against it, is not just an ethical restraint. It's… — David Holmgren Ethical Copy Share Image
A lot of people do get stuck on the idea that they can't pour energy into something unless they own it. Given… — David Holmgren Current situation Copy Share Image
I'm under no illusion that the future will be a neat and tidy or desirable world. We will gain a lot of… — David Holmgren Adopted Copy Share Image
If you understand it from an ecological or sustainability perspective, agriculture is the primary way we meet most of our needs, and… — David Holmgren Culture Copy Share Image
I thought if something was a good idea, we should be able to apply it to ourselves as guinea pigs and do… — David Holmgren Guinea pig Copy Share Image
The Earth is a living, breathing entity. Without ongoing care and nurturing, there will be consequences too big to ignore. — David Holmgren Bigs Copy Share Image
If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal… — David Holmgren Acting Copy Share Image
Consciously designed landscapes which mimic the patterns and relationships found in nature, while yielding an abundance of food, fibre and energy for… — David Holmgren Abundance Copy Share Image
