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The Problem is the Solution: how permaculture-designed household isolation can lead to RetroSuburbia
COVID-19, an invisible agent that barely qualifies as a lifeform, is bringing the most powerful civilisation the world has ever seen to a grinding halt. In three months it may have led to 10 to 20 times greater reduction in greenhouse gas emissions than all the science, talk and technology have done in more than three decades. This represents a moment of opportunity, but there remain roadblocks in the way.
Monet’s Garden at Melliodora
An invitation to be a “pop up speaker” at the NGV’s Monet’s Garden Exhibition gave me an opportunity to address this vexed role of aesthetics in permaculture, in a very special context. I was speaking in the largest exhibition space surrounded by Monet’s magnificent water lillies. This post splices my speaking notes with a selection of photos from Melliodora that illustrate the points of the talk. I began my talk by saying “I feel like the devils advocate invited into the Vatican of aesthetics”
Upper Spring Creek restoration project management report
Available for download is David Holmgren’s report “Upper Spring Creek Restoration Project Management Plan”, written for the Daylesford Regional Landcare Group (July 2001).