Ethical Quote by David Holmgren

Traditional agriculture was labour intensive, industrial agriculture is energy intensive, and permaculture-designed systems are information and design intensive.

— 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…

— 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…

— David Holmgren

When we work with nature instead of trying to impose our will, the solution is often found within the problem.

— David Holmgren

It is not the project but the living process that will be the measure of our actions.

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— 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…

— David Holmgren

The Earth is a living, breathing entity. Without ongoing care and nurturing, there will be consequences too big to ignore.

— 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…

— 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…

— David Holmgren