This is a 7-minute taste of the first Wild & Kind Wednesday conversation — with David Holmgren, co-originator of permaculture.
In this clip you'll hear David on:
Why he chose to create the world he wanted rather than fight against the bad things Why permaculture looks like gardening — and why that's actually genius How to do permaculture without owning land Why 30% of the planet is now "novel ecosystems" — and why that gives him enormous hope
🎙️ Watch the full 70 min conversation here on Sense-Making in a Changing World Podcast→ https://youtu.be/ImdQmMu_nzs
⏱ IN THIS CLIP
Intro: Wild & Kind Wednesdays with David Holmgren "We're going to create the world we want by living it each day" "Permaculture is revolution disguised as gardening" Landless permaculture: working with land you don't own Novel ecosystems: why nature's healing gives David hope
💬 KEY QUOTE
"We're gonna just create the world we want — by living it each day." — David Holmgren, co-originator of permaculture
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The full conversation covers: → 50 years of permaculture — born in the 1970s oil crisis → Future scenarios: Brown Tech, peak oil & geopolitics → The "fork in the road" — inside or outside the system? → Social license vs. legal license → Rewilding, Zone 5 & letting go of control → Activism & protest → What are we FOR?
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🔗 LINKS & RESOURCES David Holmgren's website: holmgren.com.au Retrosuburbia: retrosuburbia.com Reading Landscape Documentary https://readinglandscape.org/
Morag Gamble's Permaculture Education Institute https://permacultureeducationinstitute.org/permaculture-educators-program
International Festival of Wild and Kind Ideas 2026 (Replays available) https://permacultureeducationinstitute.org/festival-2026/
🌿 ABOUT WILD & KIND WEDNESDAYS Weekly conversations with thinkers, growers, makers and activists who are imagining — and living — the world they want to see. Hosted by Morag Gamble, founder of the Permaculture Education Institute.
Next week - 10 June: Dr. Anne Stobart — herbalist and founder of the Medicinal Forest Garden Trust, Devon.
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