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Permaculture practitioners manage their gardens or farms in ways inspired by the sustainability and resilience of healthy natural ecosystems. simonkr/E+ via Getty Images

November 17, 2021

An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice

Christina Ergas, University of Tennessee

Permaculture – a mashup of ‘permanent’ and ‘culture’ – is a way of doing agriculture that’s inspired by the resilience and biodiversity of healthy natural ecosystems.

Bill Mollison in 2008. Nicolás Boullosa/Flickr

September 28, 2016

A revolution disguised as organic gardening: in memory of Bill Mollison

Samuel Alexander, The University of Melbourne

Bill Mollison co-created permaculture - an ambitious alternative to industrial agriculture.

Yobarnie at North Richmond in the 1960s. The area is the subject of a disputed development that featured at ICAC last week. Yeomans, P.A. (1965, 1968). Water For Every Farm. Sydney, NSW: The K.G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd.

September 2, 2014

A heritage vision for sustainable housing goes to ICAC

Lucas Ihlein, University of Wollongong

Last week the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) began investigating a political donation of A$18,000 made by Nathan Tinkler’s Buildev corporation. The 2010 donation helped…

Community gardens are becoming a viable urban source of food. stc4blues/Flickr

January 1, 2013

Not all community gardens are environmental equals

Daniela Guitart, Griffith University; Catherine Pickering, Griffith University, and Jason Byrne, Griffith University

Food safety, availability and affordability are now global issues. Rapid urbanisation has increased demand for food in cities, where most people now live. Growing demand for food has been met by growth…

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