We arrive at our campsite late in the afternoon. As soon as we get there we see the cairns. The piles of rock at the top of the hills above us. We are fascinated by this landmark but we are tired so it isn’t until the next day that we make the journey to explore [...]
Category: Inspiration
A Return
Spring is a time of growth and also a time of returns, so this post is an invitation to write about a return in your greenspace. This should be something that returns to you at this time of year. Something that you wait for and that is a sign of the season for you. You [...]
From Waste to Abundance
On a recent course that I was facilitating we were talking about David Holmgren’s Permaculture Principles. Having looked at the whole list I asked the group if they found any of the principles more difficult of challenging. “Produce no waste!” called out one of the participants. “I mean how is that even possible?” In the [...]
Learning From Patterns in Nature
Permaculture Design is about looking to nature, and associated indigenous wisdom, to take inspiration and to create all manner of things that serve as regenerative solutions for ourselves, our communities and our planet. One of the simplest ways to do this is to look for patterns in the natural world, to think about the function [...]
Integrate rather than segregate
In Robin Wall Kimmerer's magnificent book "Braiding Sweetgrass" she invites the reader to think about the fact that, in her view, "All flourishing is mutual." Or put simply, that when we fail to be mutual we cannot flourish. We are only as vibrant, healthy, and alive as the most vulnerable among us. She goes on [...]
Three Simple Things – Thinking about the Permaculture Ethics
At the heart of Permaculture sit three deceptively simple ethics: Earth care. People care. Fair share. I say deceptively simple because for many people their instinctive response when they first encounter them is: “Well what’s so radical about them?” On paper I guess maybe that is a fair reaction, but when you really start to [...]
Permaculture Is….
What can you create using Permaculture Design? Anything! Permaculture Design is about so much more than gardens. It’s a toolkit for life. A creative route forward. A lens through which to see the world. An invitation to slow down and look closely. A deep breath. A radical map that we are all creating. A belief [...]
Liz Postlethwaite 