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Coopérative Graines de Vie. Austria 2015. Over 40 years ago, Sepp Holzer created a paradise in the harsh Alps of Austria.

Austria 2015

Decades later, it stands as one of the best examples of Permaculture on earth, the Krameterhof. In Summer of 2015 we will offer the chance of a lifetime for experienced and aspiring permaculturists alike to visit two of the most inspiring demonstration sites in the world.

Finance n economics

Land tenure n community governance. Land n nature stewardship. Built environment. Tools n technology. Education n culture. Health n spiritual well-being. Permaculture Design Course Syndrome. I wrote a version of this post quite a while ago, and have been sitting on it ever since.

Permaculture Design Course Syndrome

Various criticisms of permaculture and permaculturists had been accumulating in my thoughts, but I don’t take parricide lightly (permaculture is, after all, how I got into all of this). Then the ever-excellent Land Magazine ran some critical articles about permaculture, followed by some predictable onslaughts from the eco-panglossian brigade, and I started to feel protective.