Permaculture Quotes

16 quotes by 6 authors

Permaculture is not the movement of sustainability and it is not the philosophy behind it; it is the problem-solving approach the movement and the philosophy… — Toby Hemenway
Itâ€™s a revolution. But itâ€™s the sort of revolution that no one will notice. It might get a little shadier. Buildings might function better. You… — Bill Mollison
Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious… — Bill Mollison
Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted and thoughtful observation rather than protracted and thoughtless labor; and of looking… — Bill Mollison
Permaculture is a design system for creating sustainable human environments...Permaculture uses the inherent qualities of plants and animals combined with the natural characteristics of landscapes… — Bill Mollison
Permaculture creates a cultivated ecology, which is designed to produce more human and animal food than is generally found in nature. — Bill Mollison
Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive. — David Holmgren
National Permaculture Day is a chance to share thoughts, visions and lots of common sense ways that we can all make a positive difference to… — Costa Georgiadis
Permaculture gives us a toolkit for moving from a culture of fear and scarcity to one of love and abundance — Toby Hemenway
Iâ€™m going to argue here that the most accurate and least muddled way to think of permaculture is as a design approach, and that we… — Toby Hemenway
I've become really interested in permaculture, simplifying my life and doing everything I can to develop more of a sustainable lifestyle. — Ellen Page
Permaculture is an integrated, evolving system of perennial and self-perpetuating plants and animal species useful to man. — Bill Mollison
Permaculture principles focus on thoughtful designs for small-scale intensive systems which are labor efficient and which use biological resources instead of fossil fuels. Designs stress… — Bill Mollison
Permaculture offers a radical approach to food production and urban renewal, water, energy and pollution. It integrates ecology, landscape, organic gardening, architecture and agro-forestry in… — Bill Mollison
Our goal is not to assume leadership of existing institutions, but rather to render them irrelevant. We don't want to take over the state or… — Kevin Carson
I went to Oregon to study permaculture and lived in an eco-village for a month outside Eugene. Its called Lost Valley. It was amazing and… — Ellen Page

Who Wrote These Permaculture Quotes

6 authors contributed a total of 16 Permaculture Quotes as follows: