Hiya Folks, Hope ye enjoyed this. As I said above, let me know who your favourite permaculture and natural farming pioneers are and I'll add them to the list in the video description! ✌❤ 🌳 Update: Wow, this list is really getting long... Well worth checking it out if you're looking for topics to research. Keep the names coming! I was also emailed a list of the original PDC students in North America in the early '80s. If anybody has similar lists from other continents it would be great to add those too.
Thank you for this video! I have known a little about permaculture for about the past 8 or 9 years, but your video has introduced me to its beginnings....and now I am utterly fascinated! I'm in my 50's, and getting ready to finally have a garden(I've been waiting for years to have a place!). While I won't be able to have a cow or pigs or goats, I can certainly raise some chickens and landscape my garden sustainably and organically. Best wishes!
@Heartofahomesteader You're most welcome! Glad it made an impact. Best of luck on your venture! Cows, pigs and goats can be quite a bit of work for one person ontop of caring for a veg garden, so chickens should suit you nicely. Ducks are a lot of fun, too, and are even easier to take care of in my experience. The breed, 'Khaki Campbell', or quacky campbells as I like to call them, are great slug eaters and lay delicious eggs. They're very lovable. 😆
Larry Santoyo, Bill Roley , Warren Brush, Brock Dolman, Margie Bushman, John Todd, Mike Gonella, Jono Neiger, Julius Piti, Michael Nickels,Bill Wilson,Padma and Narsanna Koppula,Andy Goldring,Mugove Walter Nyika,Jeunesse Park, Daniel Parra Hensel,Jude Hobbs, Jessi Bloom, Dave Boehnlein,Graham Burnett,Aranya,Aranya, Patrick Whitefield, Afshan Omar,Stacia Nordin there are so many more Robyn Francis, has an extensive list of women permaculture teachers from 1980's to present and there are so many more
I am really impressed by Andrew Millison his beautiful educational videos on permaculture that he has on UA-cam. Also him visiting projects in India, Africa, China etc. is inspiring. Otherwise a great summary of inspiring people in the permaculture sphere.
Yes, he was the individual I was going to suggest. His illustrations of permaculture systems are fantastic, they really allow one to get one's head around these concepts.
And his co-teacher, Marisha Auerbach at Permaculture Rising/Fertile Ground near Olympia, WA. She and Kelda Lorax (in Oklahoma, Divine Earth Garden Project) were my PDC teachers in 2010! Many more wonderful permies here in the Pacific NW. I'll add more below.
While not directly in the ancestral lineage of Permaculture, I think P.A. Yeomans (Water For Every Farm, 1973) work on hydrology, keyline design, earthworks, and scale of permanence are critical pieces that have been incorporated into the work of permaculture and regenerative agriculture today. For anyone interested, Darren Doherty has some excellent videos on these concepts in practice on his YT channel Regrarians Ltd. And another newer (last 20ish years) “pioneer” that I haven’t seen mentioned in the comments and is putting out some great content on his YT channel is Ben Falk. His work on whole systems design is excellent.
I had P.A Yeomans in my original list. He was definitely a major influence on earthworks, according to David Holmgren. Thanks for pointing out Darren Doherty/Regrarians Ltd. Seems like a good resource. Ben Falk is on the list too. Someone else beat you to it.
Thank you so much for making this! So useful to learn a bit about some of the major trailblazers who laid the foundations for so many movements surrounding permaculture!
I would like to mention Morag Gamble of Queensland Australia. She was the one getting me thinking through her UA-cam videos, and through the suggestions, I found many of the channels of the people mentioned in this video.
I feel so proud, as an Australian, to have links to the permaculture movements. The hairs are standing up on my neck. At one time or another, I have either read about or seen on UA-cam so many of these marvelous people who have inspired me to keep maintaining my existing Food Forest and inspiring me to create new ones. Cheers!
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you so much. I'm currently studying horticulture and trying to learn as much as i can to put into practise my knowledge where ever i can and permaculture is something i'm very interested in. There's so much to learn. I'm enjoying this ride. Thank you again 🙂🙏🌱☀️
nearly had a wee tear sneak out bro... beautiful film! Ernst Gotsh because he was able to explain what i was realising. Vandana Shiva is my hero! Elaine and Paul Stamets were massive inspirations and of course learned so much from all.. I love learning from Matt Powers, hes a wonderful teacher.. as you said.. the list goes on bro.. Loved this film! You are a talented man! I wanna share this with everyone!
Hi Shane, a fantastic well constructed documentary. I understand that there are other permaculture disciples out there that are worthy of recognition, but you have referenced the correct founding pioneers and ambassadors that directed the positive global movements that we see around us today. These are the people that inspired me in my dark and desperate times, they, along with mother nature gave my life a new direction, purpose, inspiration and resilience. I am now always full of hope and optimism that we can all make a difference and continue to expand and spread the knowledge that we have gained from them.
I'm tearing up with such joy at this beautiful film and movement that recognizes the resisters, innovators and co-creators of a better world. The courage to see what was actually happening on the land and in their communities, listen to their bodies & intuitions, to leverage their knowledge and to build the movements for change that have grounded this old/new way of living in harmony with Gaia, is a gift to future generations and the world. Thank you for holding the attributions with such grace.
🌿 Wow, you’re going to have a huge long list of great people in Permaculture… may I recommend making a “Family Tree” of all the names, by rough date, with the branches representing different methods of working the land within the Permaculture Family? I love your compilation here! I don’t know how much I’ve incorporated the ideas into my gardening, but the insects and birds love being here in my yard where I mow paths around whichever flowers are coming up, so much of the back yard always looks like a meadow. The lightening bugs love it too. It would be awesome to truly understand this way of gardening and be able to do it where I am fully moving one of the days… in the Black Forest near the corners of D, CH, and F.
I was stationed in Sembach, close to Frankfurt. I loved Germany and the Germans I met. I often was spoken to in German, until they heard my atrocious accent! It also helped, I think, that I'm a tall, blue-eyed blonde!
While I only know a small handful of names off the list, what an awesome list of people to be able to draw more inspiration from! Stefan Sobkowiak; The Permaculture Orchard, is another great one of learned information and knowledge.
Fantastic. You are really finding a voice combining your two loves of film making and permaculture. Can't wait for the next one. I really like Andrew Millisons teaching presentation and Ben Falks implementation.
Heya Odhran, thanks a lot. Hope you're keeping well coming into your 3rd/4th summer. I'd say your place going to look amazing this year! Working on another video currently! 😅
Lump in the throat stuff - thanks! Yacouba Sawadogo in Burkina Faso should be added. The man who stopped the desert and built a forest... Vijay Kumar in India - the movement that he was pivotal in making happen to inspire small scale farmers, especially women framers to use 'natural farming' in Andhra Pradesh India is quite extraordinary. Didi Pershouse, who writes the 'Wisdom Underground' on substack, has interviewed him. Didi herself is worth knowing about - she is a brilliant educator! not specifically about "permaculture" but a living earth approach to everything... Australian, Walter Jehne for his Soil Sponge perspective - Didi has interviewed him too... he worked on the Canberra Botanic Gardens rainforest gully creation. So glad Allan Savory is in there - his Holistic Management and decision making process is for way more than just grazing - it works for life!
Oh my goodness! You've listed so many of my agricultural heroes! I would add Zach Loeks' book "The Permaculture Market Garden" and Akiva Silver's work with food forestry (unless I missed them in the list)
You're right, Paul Wheaton deserves a lot of credit, and I had thought of mentioning him in the actual video but didn't think most other people would appreciate him as much as I do (being a permaculture techy and digital creator). He played a huge role in bringing permaculture to the digital world back in the late 90s and is probably the reason that most of my generation came to know permaculture in the first place. I'm also a big fan of his no bullshit, realistic approach to things. 😅
Thanks for the lovely video compilation - I'll mention Sego Jackson who was hired by Emilia Hazelip to come teach an early form of Permaculture Design Course in the South of France in 1986 that I attended and also Declan and Margrit Kennedy from Lebensgarten ecovillage in Germany who has hired Bill Mollison to come teach a Permaculture intensive in about 1983. These events were the beginning of the spread of permaculture in Europe...
And Sylvia Eagle, Bryony Jones and Helen Woodley, all extrordinary supporters of the permaculture way without whom the concepts would not have taken root in Britain (from whence it spread to much of Europe in the ensuing years).
My favorite pioneer was Dr. Isao Fujimoto, University of California at Davis. He started organizing his students and others at his home via potlucks, to discuss the issues of sustainable ag and direct marketing of produce back in the 1970s. He motivated many of them to be activists in the movement and local farmer's markets and food co-ops were established as well as resource books were published re: sustainable ag. He maintained a vast network of others who were promoting the same things around the world and spent his entire career promoting sustainable ag and social justice, especially for farmworkers and rural communities as a whole.
Penny Livingston, Stephen Brooks have 30+ years histories of Permaculture practice and were students of the founders. I earned my PDC through them and the amazing ensemble of guest teachers they included such as David Holmgren, Morag Gamble, Rosemary Gladstar, Starhawk, Redbird and many rising stars. I am forever grateful for the Ecoversity course experience, teachers and cohort. Having practiced many principles of Permaculture throughout my life, I didn’t learn of the conceptual model & movement until 2009. Many thanks for the work you are doing to shine a light on restorative & regenerative ideas and accomplishments across the globe. 💚
I hope you have been able to save a lot of your permaculture forest from the floods. We do think about our friends around d theworld and hope for the best for you! From south Texas, USA.
@@variyasalo2581 Oh thank you, the watershed management I did is actually working perfectly to relief the overflow on the level sill spillways and discharge points. It's nice to watch it save us from drought or flood and the satisfaction of some good shovel engineering. Thank you very much, funny enough we moved here from Houston and I was born in North Texas but Kenya is now home
This is such an inspiring selection of information. Thank you for your efforts. If only the world could see what they are overlooking driving around in their tractors. I have done some good application of the regenerative practices on my families small cattle farm. It works. I am in the same region as the Originators of Permaculture, in central Victoria, Australia, in the 'Plenty'. Has not been 'Plentiful' for many decades, as it was cleared and washed fertility away. In early settlement. We are being pushed out and damaged now by urban creep. I am blessed to have been here to fall in love with soil, plants and Big Nature.
Thank You for this beautiful resource you have created...... As you asked!!! My Permaculture hero is my eldest son Conor Kendrew. He did his PDC as a young man and its effect on him (and his ability to communicate) has meant that so many others have just had to follow!!!! People are naturally inquisitive about positive energy, as Permaculture designers and practitioners we are observed........ Keep designing and doing......... we have the tool kit to heal and be incredibly productive...... This film will help guide. Thank You again.
Thank you for compiling this history of permaculture. I think it's a great resource that can be used to introduce permaculture to students and stepping stone for further research into the pioneers and concepts.
In the early 90's I spotted the Permaculture Designers Manual on a shelf at 78 Records in Perth.... The ouroboros/tree of life design caught my eye, I related to the words 'designers manual' so I read the back jacket and was none the wiser.... I flicked through it until I saw the diagram of a methane powered genset, which reminded me of the BBC TV series The Good Life, which I loved as a kid. That let me instantly grok what this book was getting at, self-sufficiency and a smarter way to homestead. That book has travelled around Oz and has a slight orange dust stain from the bush. Many moons later I'm back in the city and doing the urban homesteading thing - quite a journey was kicked off when I took a fancy to that book cover! :D
Bhaskar Save is the only major gardener I can think of from that time that you didn't cover. There's a video on youtube of Masanobu Fukuoka touring his farm in India and saying it was far superior to his own work. It's not really better, they just had different challenges in their systems. Sean Dembrosky of the Edible Acres youtube channel has probably taught me more than anyone about the nitty gritty techniques over the years. That and actual dirt time. But all those people you mentioned inspired me along the way. Thanks for making the video and inspiring me all over again :)
@@BoscosGarden Right?! So many years of chill vibes and nerdy permaculture ideas. Now there's an adorable family vibe with baby Zelda. I can only imagine the gardening skills she'll acquire without having to think about it, as well as all the mineral nutrient abundance of eating from those gardens and the rich microbiome of it's soil.
Love this! I'd also suggest the late, great Sarah Pugh (UK), Maddy & Tim Harland (Permaculture Magazine UK), Hannah Moloney (Good life permaculture AU) and Michael Judd (US).
As I started watching this video, I am compelled to write down all the names in these lists for future reference. Sorry, but the video will have to wait.🥰 Thank you for this.
Wonderful video!! Keep up the fantastic work....You´ve named my favourite pioneers in the video and I would add Brad Lancaster, Andrew Millison, Ben Falk and Zach Weiss as representatives of the next generation of the permaculture movement.
amazing short film. I've been inspired by Gabe Brown as well. Sad this week to hear in Australia "experts" saying no link between pesticides and cancer.
Great highlight of the foundations! It’s only With a combination of all of these principles can we really move Mountains reshape the lakes and quite literally rethink the way that we walk our planet.
No idea how I found the word permaculture one day, around ten years ago, on the internet. Looked into it more, and thought is was a bit complicated then found Geoff Lawton's online course and did that in 2015. Still so much to learn, which is also the fun part!
Quite the collection of pioneers. Legacy is integral. Permaculture roots have inspired this generations of stewards that no longer fly the only permaculture banner. This is what every true designer could have hoped for. Thank you legend’s, we’ll carry on…
Larry Korn, I discover permaculture some 12y ago now, was amazed by sentence " you can solve all the worlds problem in the garden", heard it from Geoff but I think it was originally from mr Mollison. but I watched Larry Korn on some free PDC that was available back in the days, and find mine inspiration, now living last 3y in strawbale house on small regenerative farm in Croatia. rgds to all permaculturists out there
World's problems wouldn't even appear if we never left our gardens. We know we are on a destructive path by ignoring the healthy living in nature yet most of us lack the will to act for the good of the whole by emptying right now the system's controlling cities to embrace our planet, this is our romanian's offgrid family constant question for those that visit us here on the hill, if you notice so much sickness in city living and all these reversed valued why not act right now, drop your enslaving corporatist jobs and grow own food? And all of you, 'citizens',why are you so scared of, since it is for the good of our children and the next generations?
I was struck by how many of our teachers are Ancestors now. We lost Larry some years back. I'd had the privilege to know him in person as well as read his books and hear him speak. Such a kind man. Same with Toby Hemenway. His "Gaia's Garden" was my "gateway book" to permaculture though I had friends who were leading me that way already. I was lucky enough to hear him speak not long before he died. Both of these men were lost way too soon. But, oh, what they accomplished while they were here!
Robyn Francis I find a great inspiration she Developed Djanbung Gardens in Nimbin Australia and has taught Permaculture in many countries thanks for your film I enjoyed it great abundance John🌎
I see him in the description, but Mark Shepard is doing an insane amount of good in the realm of converting conventional farms to permaculture. Im surrounded by 1,000+ acre farmers and ranchers, and Mark's is the only viable path I've seen for them so far.
@BoscosGarden lol I'm on my 9th or 10th listen through, but his way is closest to the way I want to do things, so I probably haven't branched out as much as you
Unsure if they've been mentioned in the comments yet or not, but a few other pioneers off of the Mollison tree in the early '80's to add are: Michael 'Skeeter' Pilarski; Robyn Francis; Robina McCurdy; and Doug Bullock. Great film...cheers!
Thank you so much for this history. I love the potential of regenerative agriculture and permit culture. It’s the answer to cleaning up pollution and having a healthy food supply and restoring the water cycle and reclaiming land lost into desertification. You should know that a growing number of scientists have lost confidence in the theory of evolution. The complexity of even the smallest cell is absolutely staggering, requiring unbelievable quantities of information. Many scientist are calling for a new theory. From my observation humans don’t do anything by random chance processes. Even per culture and regenerative agriculture mimicking nature is not random chance. Nothing productive that we do is random chance
Very interesting documentary, thank you for putting it together. :) Many names in there I didn't know yet, especially from the older/first generation. I've only been in touch with the current generation like Andrew, Geoff, Elaine, etc. Are there currently any names in the German speaking countries? I'm quite interested in doing a basics course or a PDC and I know Geoff started his new online PDC just some days ago, but I'd prefer to to it in my native language since it would be easier I think. :)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I can't think of any German speaking teachers myself, but they definitely are out there. I'm not sure about online courses, but maybe try a Google search for an in-person permaculture design certificate course in Germany?
Very interesting! What would be the best book to guide me starting implementing permaculture principles on my 5ha terraced finca in the north of Spain?
Hmm.. There are so many great ones, but I recently came across a nice comprehensive guide that was published recently, titled 'The Permaculture Gardening Bible' by David Whitehead. That might be a nice place to start from.
Louis-Romain Plumerault from "Terre Permaculture" in France who has designed and implemented several family homestead and is now building a food forest on the south-west of France ;)
I would take issue with some of those who merely use the word permaculture but then sell something else. But hell, who really cares in this culture! Hahahaha! Mollison did say anything is better than what is going on now.
There's a good bit of that alright... And many variations of what people THINK it is. Even old Bill told stories about how he got ridiculed for using a mechanical digger because "that isn't permaculture" 😂
@@BoscosGarden Since I've participated in a PDC, and then read the manual, a few chapters over and again, and then thought about all this for a decade, those who are baiting with the word permaculture and switching into something else is glaringly apparent to me. But then I get to that feeling of next to no one wants to understand, all they want is how to make money, and then I chuckle!
From what I understand, Permaculture is way of assessing and working with the land in front of you and adapting what works under the goal of less is more and to be working with nature instead of against it so that nature can actually help us all. There don’t seem to be hard and fast rules of what to do, just broad principles to guide which have to be adapted to the situation at hand. For instance, one of the biggest principles I’ve been learning about through listening to just about everyone who speaks of Permaculture, ‘sinking’ or ‘planting’ water into the ground is extremely vital to regenerating any kind of life and having it all thrive. There are many ways of planting water, and all of them seem to work so I feel the biggest thing for us all in the world is to applaud, support, and brainstorm from what people are doing !
@@louisegogel7973 The 12 principles are important. I think the 3 ethics are even more so. Much that calls itself permaculture kind of pushes those to one side! Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share (sometimes Obtain a Yield or similar.) If someone's brand of permaculture is exploiting other people, it's not following the ethics. Same with the other two. That's Lesson One in any good PDC.
Hi there are other people, in my opinion, very important in natural farming . Historically Rudolf Steiner with his Biodinàmics, in terms of soil Anna Maria Primavesi, Brazilian naturalized, "we are soil if we kill soil we kill us", the mother of mulch Rachel Stout, the anti pesticide woman Rachel Carson, the smart Sintropia guy Ernst Gotsch, and of course the trivial people people from Amazonas as you say at the beginning, they say all the thinks are subjects, respect them! 😊
Thanks. I'll add them. I hadn't really thought about Steiner and hadn't heard of Ana Maria Primavesi, so good to learn about her. Already had Ernst Gotsch.
It would be awesome to have pics and links to all the people listed! Skye Liu is the same from Australia that came to México in the 90's to create the 2nd wave that started permaculture in México? (The first mexicanos in PC were trained by someone from USA that came just to do the PCD, Skye stayed)
We have in Uruguay a couple of Permaculture masters, called Uta and Fred. They have 6 kinds of eatable forests on their place called Arca Verde, in Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay! Jairo Restrepo Rivera has visited them, aclaimed what they do there. I recommend to get in touch with them.
Julie Firth, an incredible human, wealth of knowledge & know how. Doing amazing things in the often harsh environment of the Midwest Western Australia! - "The Drylands Permaculture Farm" & foundation Geraldton
Include Binay Kumar, the Director of the Art of Living Permaculuture Bangalore for his decade long work on Permaculture trainings and capacity building in India.
No individuals to name, but it seems like East Timor and Cuba are two countries that have permaculture as a major factor in their national economies. On the other side, a recent SBS docco says Sri Lanka’s attempt to go organic on the national level has failed and crashed their economy. Have any permaculture minds weighed in on what could have been done better, or why that context may have been a poor fit for permaculture?
Someone else mentioned Starhawk but I don't see her on your list. She collaborates with Charles Williams on many of her workshops. They are in California. Also Pandora Thomas who I met through Starhawk. The often do Eco-activist trainings at OUR Ecovillage on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Another permie couple in BC is Ann and Gord Baird. Never met them but I've followed them for years on FB.
I can see my own progress by the people whose books I've read over the last 50 years. My adventure started with The Last Whole Earth Catalog in the 1970s. If I only had the energy of that young teenager now! There is still so much I have yet to accomplish! Then again the women in my famuly live long lives...!
Ditto Art Ludwig with his Create an Oasis with Graywater and Brad Lancaster with his curb cuts and working with the city of Tucson to improve his own neighborhood as well.
Hiya Folks, Hope ye enjoyed this. As I said above, let me know who your favourite permaculture and natural farming pioneers are and I'll add them to the list in the video description! ✌❤ 🌳
Update: Wow, this list is really getting long... Well worth checking it out if you're looking for topics to research. Keep the names coming!
I was also emailed a list of the original PDC students in North America in the early '80s. If anybody has similar lists from other continents it would be great to add those too.
Thank you for this video! I have known a little about permaculture for about the past 8 or 9 years, but your video has introduced me to its beginnings....and now I am utterly fascinated! I'm in my 50's, and getting ready to finally have a garden(I've been waiting for years to have a place!). While I won't be able to have a cow or pigs or goats, I can certainly raise some chickens and landscape my garden sustainably and organically. Best wishes!
@Heartofahomesteader You're most welcome! Glad it made an impact. Best of luck on your venture! Cows, pigs and goats can be quite a bit of work for one person ontop of caring for a veg garden, so chickens should suit you nicely. Ducks are a lot of fun, too, and are even easier to take care of in my experience. The breed, 'Khaki Campbell', or quacky campbells as I like to call them, are great slug eaters and lay delicious eggs. They're very lovable. 😆
Ernst Gotsch is meine Pioneer 😊 Respekt ❤
@@BoscosGarden Great information! We have a massive slug population in NC, so any help we can get is valuable...Thank you so much!
Larry Santoyo, Bill Roley , Warren Brush, Brock Dolman, Margie Bushman, John Todd, Mike Gonella, Jono Neiger, Julius Piti, Michael Nickels,Bill Wilson,Padma and Narsanna Koppula,Andy Goldring,Mugove Walter Nyika,Jeunesse Park, Daniel Parra Hensel,Jude Hobbs, Jessi Bloom, Dave Boehnlein,Graham Burnett,Aranya,Aranya, Patrick Whitefield, Afshan Omar,Stacia Nordin there are so many more Robyn Francis, has an extensive list of women permaculture teachers from 1980's to present and there are so many more
I am really impressed by Andrew Millison his beautiful educational videos on permaculture that he has on UA-cam. Also him visiting projects in India, Africa, China etc. is inspiring. Otherwise a great summary of inspiring people in the permaculture sphere.
He's brilliant. I thought he was a bit young for the list, but I'll add him, sure.
Hands down the best videos for visual people like me.
Yes, he was the individual I was going to suggest. His illustrations of permaculture systems are fantastic, they really allow one to get one's head around these concepts.
He's unreasonably good at his work. His onlinr PDC course is available and I couldn't suggest a better teacher.
And his co-teacher, Marisha Auerbach at Permaculture Rising/Fertile Ground near Olympia, WA. She and Kelda Lorax (in Oklahoma, Divine Earth Garden Project) were my PDC teachers in 2010! Many more wonderful permies here in the Pacific NW. I'll add more below.
While not directly in the ancestral lineage of Permaculture, I think P.A. Yeomans (Water For Every Farm, 1973) work on hydrology, keyline design, earthworks, and scale of permanence are critical pieces that have been incorporated into the work of permaculture and regenerative agriculture today. For anyone interested, Darren Doherty has some excellent videos on these concepts in practice on his YT channel Regrarians Ltd.
And another newer (last 20ish years) “pioneer” that I haven’t seen mentioned in the comments and is putting out some great content on his YT channel is Ben Falk. His work on whole systems design is excellent.
I had P.A Yeomans in my original list. He was definitely a major influence on earthworks, according to David Holmgren. Thanks for pointing out Darren Doherty/Regrarians Ltd. Seems like a good resource. Ben Falk is on the list too. Someone else beat you to it.
J. Russel Smith wrote Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture in 1929. This inspired Toyohiko Kagawa in Japan, who inspired Robert Hart in Britain.
Oh yes, very good. Just added.
Toby Hemenway- 'GAIA'S GARDEN' - The best, most comprehensive book I've ever read on Permaculture
One of my favorite books!! Trying ideas on our acre in a semi desert inland valley climate in murrieta Ca
Respect to Toby & yet, Gaia’s Garden is far from comprehensive, by design.
Thank you so much for making this! So useful to learn a bit about some of the major trailblazers who laid the foundations for so many movements surrounding permaculture!
You're most welcome!
I would like to mention Morag Gamble of Queensland Australia. She was the one getting me thinking through her UA-cam videos, and through the suggestions, I found many of the channels of the people mentioned in this video.
She's brilliant. Have her on the list.
I feel so proud, as an Australian, to have links to the permaculture movements. The hairs are standing up on my neck. At one time or another, I have either read about or seen on UA-cam so many of these marvelous people who have inspired me to keep maintaining my existing Food Forest and inspiring me to create new ones. Cheers!
Good on ya mate! :)
Another fantastic documentary Shane. Interesting and informative. Well done. 👏
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thoroughly enjoyed this video. Thank you so much. I'm currently studying horticulture and trying to learn as much as i can to put into practise my knowledge where ever i can and permaculture is something i'm very interested in. There's so much to learn. I'm enjoying this ride. Thank you again 🙂🙏🌱☀️
Best of luck on your journey!
@@BoscosGarden thank you :)
nearly had a wee tear sneak out bro... beautiful film! Ernst Gotsh because he was able to explain what i was realising. Vandana Shiva is my hero! Elaine and Paul Stamets were massive inspirations and of course learned so much from all.. I love learning from Matt Powers, hes a wonderful teacher.. as you said.. the list goes on bro.. Loved this film! You are a talented man! I wanna share this with everyone!
Thanks Scot! :)
Hi Shane, a fantastic well constructed documentary. I understand that there are other permaculture disciples out there that are worthy of recognition, but you have referenced the correct founding pioneers and ambassadors that directed the positive global movements that we see around us today. These are the people that inspired me in my dark and desperate times, they, along with mother nature gave my life a new direction, purpose, inspiration and resilience. I am now always full of hope and optimism that we can all make a difference and continue to expand and spread the knowledge that we have gained from them.
Hi Steve, very much likewise. Glad you liked it, and thanks for the thoughtful feedback.
My inspiration in Brazil is Ernst Gotsch, pioneer of Syntropic Agriculture or Agroforestry, an incredible work of sustainable production.
I'm tearing up with such joy at this beautiful film and movement that recognizes the resisters, innovators and co-creators of a better world. The courage to see what was actually happening on the land and in their communities, listen to their bodies & intuitions, to leverage their knowledge and to build the movements for change that have grounded this old/new way of living in harmony with Gaia, is a gift to future generations and the world. Thank you for holding the attributions with such grace.
Thanks you :)
🌿 Wow, you’re going to have a huge long list of great people in Permaculture… may I recommend making a “Family Tree” of all the names, by rough date, with the branches representing different methods of working the land within the Permaculture Family?
I love your compilation here! I don’t know how much I’ve incorporated the ideas into my gardening, but the insects and birds love being here in my yard where I mow paths around whichever flowers are coming up, so much of the back yard always looks like a meadow. The lightening bugs love it too.
It would be awesome to truly understand this way of gardening and be able to do it where I am fully moving one of the days… in the Black Forest near the corners of D, CH, and F.
I was stationed in Sembach, close to Frankfurt. I loved Germany and the Germans I met. I often was spoken to in German, until they heard my atrocious accent! It also helped, I think, that I'm a tall, blue-eyed blonde!
Hey bro! Beautiful documentary, thanks for sharing and making this art piece. Another master is Ernst Gotsch, pura vida and love from Uruguay
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Good one! Added to the list.
Yes Master Ernst, founder of Syntropic Agroforestry. It complements permaculture with focus on the food forest.
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No, he’s from Switzerland, but hangs around Brazil.
@@estebancorral5151 😁🌿🪴 🌟 CH!!! 🇨🇭🇨🇭🇨🇭
What a fantastic, informative and playful documentary. I'm very grateful for your service.
Thanks you!
While I only know a small handful of names off the list, what an awesome list of people to be able to draw more inspiration from!
Stefan Sobkowiak; The Permaculture Orchard, is another great one of learned information and knowledge.
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Fantastic. You are really finding a voice combining your two loves of film making and permaculture. Can't wait for the next one. I really like Andrew Millisons teaching presentation and Ben Falks implementation.
Heya Odhran, thanks a lot. Hope you're keeping well coming into your 3rd/4th summer. I'd say your place going to look amazing this year! Working on another video currently! 😅
Lump in the throat stuff - thanks!
Yacouba Sawadogo in Burkina Faso should be added. The man who stopped the desert and built a forest...
Vijay Kumar in India - the movement that he was pivotal in making happen to inspire small scale farmers, especially women framers to use 'natural farming' in Andhra Pradesh India is quite extraordinary. Didi Pershouse, who writes the 'Wisdom Underground' on substack, has interviewed him. Didi herself is worth knowing about - she is a brilliant educator! not specifically about "permaculture" but a living earth approach to everything...
Australian, Walter Jehne for his Soil Sponge perspective - Didi has interviewed him too... he worked on the Canberra Botanic Gardens rainforest gully creation.
So glad Allan Savory is in there - his Holistic Management and decision making process is for way more than just grazing - it works for life!
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Oh my goodness! You've listed so many of my agricultural heroes!
I would add Zach Loeks' book "The Permaculture Market Garden" and Akiva Silver's work with food forestry (unless I missed them in the list)
Definitely worth adding the master Ernst Gotsch and his contribution in Brazil and beyond
Is the a reason Paul Wheaton isn't mentioned? His site Permies has so much free info its daunting at times!
You're right, Paul Wheaton deserves a lot of credit, and I had thought of mentioning him in the actual video but didn't think most other people would appreciate him as much as I do (being a permaculture techy and digital creator). He played a huge role in bringing permaculture to the digital world back in the late 90s and is probably the reason that most of my generation came to know permaculture in the first place. I'm also a big fan of his no bullshit, realistic approach to things. 😅
Paul was my first “professional” permaculture teacher! 💚
Thanks for the lovely video compilation - I'll mention Sego Jackson who was hired by Emilia Hazelip to come teach an early form of Permaculture Design Course in the South of France in 1986 that I attended and also Declan and Margrit Kennedy from Lebensgarten ecovillage in Germany who has hired Bill Mollison to come teach a Permaculture intensive in about 1983. These events were the beginning of the spread of permaculture in Europe...
And Sylvia Eagle, Bryony Jones and Helen Woodley, all extrordinary supporters of the permaculture way without whom the concepts would not have taken root in Britain (from whence it spread to much of Europe in the ensuing years).
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My favorite pioneer was Dr. Isao Fujimoto, University of California at Davis. He started organizing his students and others at his home via potlucks, to discuss the issues of sustainable ag and direct marketing of produce back in the 1970s. He motivated many of them to be activists in the movement and local farmer's markets and food co-ops were established as well as resource books were published re: sustainable ag. He maintained a vast network of others who were promoting the same things around the world and spent his entire career promoting sustainable ag and social justice, especially for farmworkers and rural communities as a whole.
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Penny Livingston, Stephen Brooks have 30+ years histories of Permaculture practice and were students of the founders. I earned my PDC through them and the amazing ensemble of guest teachers they included such as David Holmgren, Morag Gamble, Rosemary Gladstar, Starhawk, Redbird and many rising stars. I am forever grateful for the Ecoversity course experience, teachers and cohort. Having practiced many principles of Permaculture throughout my life, I didn’t learn of the conceptual model & movement until 2009. Many thanks for the work you are doing to shine a light on restorative & regenerative ideas and accomplishments across the globe. 💚
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Living in a semi arid environment, my inspirations to dive in were Art Ludwig (greywater) and Brad Lancaster (rainwater)
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Great meditative overview. Ernst Gotsch syntropic agroforestry I'm practicing it in Kenya it's very good, also good to include . Also , Matt Powers
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I hope you have been able to save a lot of your permaculture forest from the floods. We do think about our friends around d theworld and hope for the best for you! From south Texas, USA.
@@variyasalo2581 Oh thank you, the watershed management I did is actually working perfectly to relief the overflow on the level sill spillways and discharge points. It's nice to watch it save us from drought or flood and the satisfaction of some good shovel engineering. Thank you very much, funny enough we moved here from Houston and I was born in North Texas but Kenya is now home
This is such an inspiring selection of information.
Thank you for your efforts.
If only the world could see what they are overlooking driving around in their tractors.
I have done some good application of the regenerative practices on my families small cattle farm.
It works.
I am in the same region as the Originators of Permaculture, in central Victoria, Australia, in the 'Plenty'. Has not been 'Plentiful' for many decades, as it was cleared and washed fertility away. In early settlement.
We are being pushed out and damaged now by urban creep.
I am blessed to have been here to fall in love with soil, plants and Big Nature.
Thank You for this beautiful resource you have created......
As you asked!!! My Permaculture hero is my eldest son Conor Kendrew.
He did his PDC as a young man and its effect on him (and his ability to communicate) has meant that so many others have just had to follow!!!!
People are naturally inquisitive about positive energy, as Permaculture designers and practitioners we are observed........ Keep designing and doing......... we have the tool kit to heal and be incredibly productive...... This film will help guide. Thank You again.
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What a motivating video Bosco. Just uplifting.. Thank you so much!
That was awesome! I've learned a lot from numerous people on this list and learned a few new ones that I need to check out.
Great work. Seriously.
Thank you for compiling this history of permaculture. I think it's a great resource that can be used to introduce permaculture to students and stepping stone for further research into the pioneers and concepts.
In the early 90's I spotted the Permaculture Designers Manual on a shelf at 78 Records in Perth....
The ouroboros/tree of life design caught my eye, I related to the words 'designers manual' so I read the back jacket and was none the wiser....
I flicked through it until I saw the diagram of a methane powered genset, which reminded me of the BBC TV series The Good Life, which I loved as a kid.
That let me instantly grok what this book was getting at, self-sufficiency and a smarter way to homestead.
That book has travelled around Oz and has a slight orange dust stain from the bush.
Many moons later I'm back in the city and doing the urban homesteading thing - quite a journey was kicked off when I took a fancy to that book cover! :D
Bhaskar Save is the only major gardener I can think of from that time that you didn't cover. There's a video on youtube of Masanobu Fukuoka touring his farm in India and saying it was far superior to his own work. It's not really better, they just had different challenges in their systems. Sean Dembrosky of the Edible Acres youtube channel has probably taught me more than anyone about the nitty gritty techniques over the years. That and actual dirt time. But all those people you mentioned inspired me along the way. Thanks for making the video and inspiring me all over again :)
Thanks for giving me Sean's name so I can put him on the list. I really enjoy his videos too.
@@BoscosGarden Right?! So many years of chill vibes and nerdy permaculture ideas. Now there's an adorable family vibe with baby Zelda. I can only imagine the gardening skills she'll acquire without having to think about it, as well as all the mineral nutrient abundance of eating from those gardens and the rich microbiome of it's soil.
Love this! I'd also suggest the late, great Sarah Pugh (UK), Maddy & Tim Harland (Permaculture Magazine UK), Hannah Moloney (Good life permaculture AU) and Michael Judd (US).
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As I started watching this video, I am compelled to write down all the names in these lists for future reference. Sorry, but the video will have to wait.🥰 Thank you for this.
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Wonderful video!! Keep up the fantastic work....You´ve named my favourite pioneers in the video and I would add Brad Lancaster, Andrew Millison, Ben Falk and Zach Weiss as representatives of the next generation of the permaculture movement.
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great! larry korns and Paul Gauchis passion got me excited about Permaculture
amazing short film. I've been inspired by Gabe Brown as well. Sad this week to hear in Australia "experts" saying no link between pesticides and cancer.
all of my heroes in one video - thank you so much - this is how we do agriculture properly!!
Well done! Jeff Lawton and Bill Mollison..What a team. I have learned a hell of a lot from them.
Great highlight of the foundations! It’s only With a combination of all of these principles can we really move Mountains reshape the lakes and quite literally rethink the way that we walk our planet.
No idea how I found the word permaculture one day, around ten years ago, on the internet. Looked into it more, and thought is was a bit complicated then found Geoff Lawton's online course and did that in 2015. Still so much to learn, which is also the fun part!
I didn't realize 900 years later Geoff was still kicking around the designs :)
Ah you mean 2015… you can edit the 9 out you know.
@@louisegogel7973 Living in the future ;-)
Quite the collection of pioneers. Legacy is integral. Permaculture roots have inspired this generations of stewards that no longer fly the only permaculture banner. This is what every true designer could have hoped for. Thank you legend’s, we’ll carry on…
At another ("smaller") level but inspiring: the couple from Edible Acres for their work on disseminating their knowledge?
Beautiful and informative film! Thank you so much.
Thanks! :)
Larry Korn, I discover permaculture some 12y ago now, was amazed by sentence " you can solve all the worlds problem in the garden", heard it from Geoff but I think it was originally from mr Mollison. but I watched Larry Korn on some free PDC that was available back in the days, and find mine inspiration, now living last 3y in strawbale house on small regenerative farm in Croatia. rgds to all permaculturists out there
Love that phrase as well. Has stuck with me since I first heard it, too.
It was Bill Mollison.
World's problems wouldn't even appear if we never left our gardens. We know we are on a destructive path by ignoring the healthy living in nature yet most of us lack the will to act for the good of the whole by emptying right now the system's controlling cities to embrace our planet, this is our romanian's offgrid family constant question for those that visit us here on the hill, if you notice so much sickness in city living and all these reversed valued why not act right now, drop your enslaving corporatist jobs and grow own food? And all of you, 'citizens',why are you so scared of, since it is for the good of our children and the next generations?
I was struck by how many of our teachers are Ancestors now. We lost Larry some years back. I'd had the privilege to know him in person as well as read his books and hear him speak. Such a kind man. Same with Toby Hemenway. His "Gaia's Garden" was my "gateway book" to permaculture though I had friends who were leading me that way already. I was lucky enough to hear him speak not long before he died. Both of these men were lost way too soon. But, oh, what they accomplished while they were here!
@@Earthdaughter48 Gaia's Garden is always near me :-), although mine English is not perfect it is magnificent book nevertheless
RFK Jr. Was the lawyer who fought against Monsanto tyranny.
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Back to Basics is Key!
Humans have yet so very much to learn from Mother Nature! ...soo much!
In Flora AND Fauna alike!
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Robyn Francis I find a great inspiration she Developed Djanbung Gardens in Nimbin Australia and has taught Permaculture in many countries thanks for your film I enjoyed it great abundance John🌎
A well thought out and enjoyabl video! Loved it!
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Thank you for sharing this!
You're welcome! :)
Thanks for sharing, im Happy I found this!
Its Great to know that 2 men from Australia started permaculture and how big it that become today great concept
Tim Miller of Milberg Farms in Kyle Texas taught me about dry land farming and organic farming techniques. My permaculture hero and mentor
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This is such a wonderfully inspiring video, thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
great inspiration & video 👍 thank you
Glad you enjoyed it!
I see him in the description, but Mark Shepard is doing an insane amount of good in the realm of converting conventional farms to permaculture. Im surrounded by 1,000+ acre farmers and ranchers, and Mark's is the only viable path I've seen for them so far.
I'm a big fan as well. I've listened to the Restoration Agriculture book twice just for motivation 😅
@BoscosGarden lol I'm on my 9th or 10th listen through, but his way is closest to the way I want to do things, so I probably haven't branched out as much as you
Unsure if they've been mentioned in the comments yet or not, but a few other pioneers off of the Mollison tree in the early '80's to add are: Michael 'Skeeter' Pilarski; Robyn Francis; Robina McCurdy; and Doug Bullock. Great film...cheers!
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The pioneering person in Permaculture for me was SKYE (from Australia)!
Mine too! In México
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Erik Ohlsen of Sebastopol, CA.
Willow Crossing Farm in Vermont
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Interesante sintesis de las mejores practicas que han generado una cultura donde permanece la vida... "Permacultura"/Afectos desde el CARIBE.
Muchas gracias mi amigo!
Thank you so much for this history. I love the potential of regenerative agriculture and permit culture. It’s the answer to cleaning up pollution and having a healthy food supply and restoring the water cycle and reclaiming land lost into desertification. You should know that a growing number of scientists have lost confidence in the theory of evolution. The complexity of even the smallest cell is absolutely staggering, requiring unbelievable quantities of information. Many scientist are calling for a new theory. From my observation humans don’t do anything by random chance processes. Even per culture and regenerative agriculture mimicking nature is not random chance. Nothing productive that we do is random chance
Very interesting documentary, thank you for putting it together. :) Many names in there I didn't know yet, especially from the older/first generation. I've only been in touch with the current generation like Andrew, Geoff, Elaine, etc.
Are there currently any names in the German speaking countries? I'm quite interested in doing a basics course or a PDC and I know Geoff started his new online PDC just some days ago, but I'd prefer to to it in my native language since it would be easier I think. :)
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. I can't think of any German speaking teachers myself, but they definitely are out there. I'm not sure about online courses, but maybe try a Google search for an in-person permaculture design certificate course in Germany?
Very interesting! What would be the best book to guide me starting implementing permaculture principles on my 5ha terraced finca in the north of Spain?
Hmm.. There are so many great ones, but I recently came across a nice comprehensive guide that was published recently, titled 'The Permaculture Gardening Bible' by David Whitehead. That might be a nice place to start from.
Man thats crazy to think that permaculture probably was the original agriculture...
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I follow Mark of Sustainable Me, from Queensland, Australia. I love his sense of humor, too! Gotta love the Dad jokes!
Love that guy! 😁
Louis-Romain Plumerault from "Terre Permaculture" in France who has designed and implemented several family homestead and is now building a food forest on the south-west of France ;)
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Wes Jackson of the land institute in Kansas USA try to design perennial grain ecosystems
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Which grains did he used?
Could you add Jim Gale to the list? He has started a business of converting lawns into food forests.
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The other man's grass is Always greener!❤
Please, The music at 2 minutes, can you tell what it is. Sorry if was already listed, i did not see .
Hans Johnson - Ashe
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@@wikipageandiihavebeen3953 You are most welcome.
I was also looking for Andrew Millison on the photo
I would take issue with some of those who merely use the word permaculture but then sell something else. But hell, who really cares in this culture! Hahahaha!
Mollison did say anything is better than what is going on now.
There's a good bit of that alright... And many variations of what people THINK it is. Even old Bill told stories about how he got ridiculed for using a mechanical digger because "that isn't permaculture" 😂
@@BoscosGarden Since I've participated in a PDC, and then read the manual, a few chapters over and again, and then thought about all this for a decade, those who are baiting with the word permaculture and switching into something else is glaringly apparent to me. But then I get to that feeling of next to no one wants to understand, all they want is how to make money, and then I chuckle!
From what I understand, Permaculture is way of assessing and working with the land in front of you and adapting what works under the goal of less is more and to be working with nature instead of against it so that nature can actually help us all.
There don’t seem to be hard and fast rules of what to do, just broad principles to guide which have to be adapted to the situation at hand. For instance, one of the biggest principles I’ve been learning about through listening to just about everyone who speaks of Permaculture, ‘sinking’ or ‘planting’ water into the ground is extremely vital to regenerating any kind of life and having it all thrive.
There are many ways of planting water, and all of them seem to work so I feel the biggest thing for us all in the world is to applaud, support, and brainstorm from what people are doing !
@@louisegogel7973 I don't believe humans will regenerate much in the coming years. Mostly new adaptations are needed.
@@louisegogel7973 The 12 principles are important. I think the 3 ethics are even more so. Much that calls itself permaculture kind of pushes those to one side! Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share (sometimes Obtain a Yield or similar.) If someone's brand of permaculture is exploiting other people, it's not following the ethics. Same with the other two. That's Lesson One in any good PDC.
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Hi there are other people, in my opinion, very important in natural farming . Historically Rudolf Steiner with his Biodinàmics, in terms of soil Anna Maria Primavesi, Brazilian naturalized, "we are soil if we kill soil we kill us", the mother of mulch Rachel Stout, the anti pesticide woman Rachel Carson, the smart Sintropia guy Ernst Gotsch, and of course the trivial people people from Amazonas as you say at the beginning, they say all the thinks are subjects, respect them! 😊
Thanks. I'll add them. I hadn't really thought about Steiner and hadn't heard of Ana Maria Primavesi, so good to learn about her. Already had Ernst Gotsch.
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It would be awesome to have pics and links to all the people listed!
Skye Liu is the same from Australia that came to México in the 90's to create the 2nd wave that started permaculture in México? (The first mexicanos in PC were trained by someone from USA that came just to do the PCD, Skye stayed)
We have in Uruguay a couple of Permaculture masters, called Uta and Fred. They have 6 kinds of eatable forests on their place called Arca Verde, in Atlántida, Canelones, Uruguay! Jairo Restrepo Rivera has visited them, aclaimed what they do there. I recommend to get in touch with them.
Is there a video on Robert Harts garden? Or one in the same type of zone?
Julie Firth, an incredible human, wealth of knowledge & know how.
Doing amazing things in the often harsh environment of the Midwest Western Australia! - "The Drylands Permaculture Farm" & foundation Geraldton
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Include Binay Kumar, the Director of the Art of Living Permaculuture Bangalore for his decade long work on Permaculture trainings and capacity building in India.
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No individuals to name, but it seems like East Timor and Cuba are two countries that have permaculture as a major factor in their national economies. On the other side, a recent SBS docco says Sri Lanka’s attempt to go organic on the national level has failed and crashed their economy. Have any permaculture minds weighed in on what could have been done better, or why that context may have been a poor fit for permaculture?
Someone else mentioned Starhawk but I don't see her on your list. She collaborates with Charles Williams on many of her workshops. They are in California. Also Pandora Thomas who I met through Starhawk. The often do Eco-activist trainings at OUR Ecovillage on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada. Another permie couple in BC is Ann and Gord Baird. Never met them but I've followed them for years on FB.
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I can see my own progress by the people whose books I've read over the last 50 years. My adventure started with The Last Whole Earth Catalog in the 1970s. If I only had the energy of that young teenager now! There is still so much I have yet to accomplish! Then again the women in my famuly live long lives...!
Names to add: Lucy Legan, Andre shares, Alfred Decker, Starhawk
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Ditto Art Ludwig with his Create an Oasis with Graywater and Brad Lancaster with his curb cuts and working with the city of Tucson to improve his own neighborhood as well.
Börje Remstam in Sweden, one of the first to use no-dig-gardening in the 1970s, inspired by Ruth Stout.
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There is a name missing on the list: Ana Primavesi
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Forgot Brad Lancaster in Tuscan Arizona.
Already on the list.
@@BoscosGarden great to hear!! Love his work, especially since I’m from the desert 🌵
I suggest to add namalwar also in your thumbnail video. He has done a lot for permaculture in south india
What about Paul Gauchi?
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My neighbor 😊
Jhon d liu is missing
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I'm interested in edible weeds topics because it grows naturally without destroying the ecosystem...
great movie! #PermacultureRevolution
How many persons in this video are professional farmers whose income comes from mainly farming?