The Evolution of Permaculture

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You are the first guest of 70 that I've had on the show who's a permaculture expert. Can you briefly describe what is permaculture? How did it come to be real briefly? And how did you get involved in it back in the day? Yeah. Permaculture is a design system. It was developed in the late 70s, early 80s in Australia by this guy, Bill Mollison. He was a trapper and a logger and a jajakable trades. So actually the entire design system, as he explained in his autobiography, it came to him in a flash. Like he saw the whole thing all at once and saw how he had to

On this episode, permaculture expert and educator Andrew Millison joins us to unpack how we can better design our societal infrastructure and agriculture to be more attuned with the water, solar, and “geomorphic” conditions of our surroundings. When critical resources become scarce, it is more important than ever that communities learn to do more with less. By focusing on resiliency and stability through systems thinking, permaculture is a design system which does just that. In a world that often feels beyond our control, how can we use permaculture design to work with the land rather than against it, and regain agency in our local food, water, and social systems?

About Andrew Millison:

Andrew Millison is an innovative educator, storyteller and designer. He founded the Permaculture Design education program at Oregon State University (OSU) in 2009. At OSU Andrew serves as an Education Director and Senior Instructor who offers over 25 years of experience, and a playful approach to regenerative design. Andrew is also a documentary videographer who travels the world documenting epic permaculture projects in places such as India, Egypt, Mexico, Cuba, and throughout the US. You can view his videos and series on his YouTube channel.

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