Beschreibung
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
👉 WANT MORE?
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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