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== Fryers Forest Ecovillage ==
== Fryers Forest Ecovillage ==


[[Fryers Forest]] [[Ecovillage]], near [[Castlemaine, Victoria|Castlemaine]], in [[Central Victoria]], Australia is perhaps his most significant design and test of his Permaculture principles.<ref name="(En)Rich List">{{cite web | url=http://enrichlist.org/the-list/david-holmgren/#.VT6SyVr7K00 | title=David Holmgren | publisher=Post Growth Institute | work=The (En)Rich List | accessdate=April 28, 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=http://simplelives.com.au/the-people-of-fryers-forest/ | title=The people of Fryers Forest | work=Simple Lives | date=May 10, 2012 | accessdate=April 28, 2015 | author=Greg Foyster}}</ref>
[[Fryers Forest]] [[Ecovillage]], near [[Castlemaine, Victoria|Castlemaine]], in [[Central Victoria]], Australia is perhaps his most significant design and test of his Permaculture principles.<ref name="(En)Rich List">{{cite web | url=http://enrichlist.org/the-list/david-holmgren/#.VT6SyVr7K00 | title=David Holmgren | publisher=Post Growth Institute | work=The (En)Rich List | accessdate=April 28, 2015}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=http://simplelives.com.au/the-people-of-fryers-forest/ | title=The people of Fryers Forest | work=Simple Lives | date=May 10, 2012 | accessdate=April 28, 2015 | author=Greg Foyster | deadurl=yes | archiveurl=https://archive.is/20150427221037/http://simplelives.com.au/the-people-of-fryers-forest/ | archivedate=27 April 2015 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>


==Recognition==
==Recognition==
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Although ''Permaculture One'' was published by a mainstream publisher ([[Corgi (publisher)|Corgi]]) most of Holmgren's work has been self-published allowing experimentation with subject material such as case studies (''Permaculture in bush'', ''Trees on the treeless planes'' and ''Melliodora'') book formats (Melliodora A3 landscape) and [[eBook]] formats (Melliodora, Collected Writings) before their more widespread uptake and Web publishing (''[http://www.futurescenarios.org/ Future Scenarios]''). This DIY approach reflects permaculture principles that encourage experimentation and self-reliance.
Although ''Permaculture One'' was published by a mainstream publisher ([[Corgi (publisher)|Corgi]]) most of Holmgren's work has been self-published allowing experimentation with subject material such as case studies (''Permaculture in bush'', ''Trees on the treeless planes'' and ''Melliodora'') book formats (Melliodora A3 landscape) and [[eBook]] formats (Melliodora, Collected Writings) before their more widespread uptake and Web publishing (''[http://www.futurescenarios.org/ Future Scenarios]''). This DIY approach reflects permaculture principles that encourage experimentation and self-reliance.


''The Essence of Permaculture'', a summary of ''PP&PBS'' is the most translated work by Holmgren (available in 10 languages 2015) while ''PP&PBS'' is available in [http://www.kaicron.com.ar/paginas/ecologia/permacultura.htm Spanish], [http://livrariaviasapiens.com.br/site/index.php/permacultura-principios-e-caminhos-alem-da-sustentabilidade.html Portuguese], [http://www.ariannaeditrice.it/vetrina.php?id_macroed=1645 Italian], Czech, [http://www.commonsonline.co.jp/perma%28jyou%29.html Japanese], [http://www.ruedelechiquier.net/les-collections?view=bibliotheque&id_collection=6 French], [http://borimbook.com/mall/m_mall_detail.php?ps_mode=search&url=index.php&ps_search=+%C6%DB%B8%D3%C4%C3%C3%B3&x=0&y=0&ps_goid=568&ckattempt=1 Korean] and [http://earthpassengers.org/prod_detail.php?info_id=192 Chinese]. ''Future Scenarios'' is available in [http://shop.ruralnet.or.jp/b_no=01_54010272/ Japanese].
''The Essence of Permaculture'', a summary of ''PP&PBS'' is the most translated work by Holmgren (available in 10 languages 2015) while ''PP&PBS'' is available in [http://www.kaicron.com.ar/paginas/ecologia/permacultura.htm Spanish], [http://livrariaviasapiens.com.br/site/index.php/permacultura-principios-e-caminhos-alem-da-sustentabilidade.html Portuguese], [https://web.archive.org/web/20160403100708/http://ariannaeditrice.it/vetrina.php?id_macroed=1645 Italian], Czech, [http://www.commonsonline.co.jp/perma%28jyou%29.html Japanese], [https://web.archive.org/web/20140410121215/http://www.ruedelechiquier.net/les-collections?view=bibliotheque&id_collection=6 French], [http://borimbook.com/mall/m_mall_detail.php?ps_mode=search&url=index.php&ps_search=+%C6%DB%B8%D3%C4%C3%C3%B3&x=0&y=0&ps_goid=568&ckattempt=1 Korean] and [http://earthpassengers.org/prod_detail.php?info_id=192 Chinese]. ''Future Scenarios'' is available in [http://shop.ruralnet.or.jp/b_no=01_54010272/ Japanese].


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
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** [http://holmgren.com.au/essence-of-permaculture-free/ Essence of Permaculture (free download)]
** [http://holmgren.com.au/essence-of-permaculture-free/ Essence of Permaculture (free download)]
* [http://www.futurescenarios.org/ Future Scenarios: Mapping the Cultural Implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change]
* [http://www.futurescenarios.org/ Future Scenarios: Mapping the Cultural Implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change]
* [http://www.energybulletin.net/node/524 Peak Oil and Permaculture: David Holmgren on Energy Descent], Adam Fenderson, originally published by Global Public Media, 6 June 2004, hosted at Resilience.org/[[Post Carbon Institute]]
* [http://www.energybulletin.net/node/524 Peak Oil and Permaculture: David Holmgren on Energy Descent]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Adam Fenderson, originally published by Global Public Media, 6 June 2004, hosted at Resilience.org/[[Post Carbon Institute]]
* [http://www.permaculturecairns.com/davidholmgrenpermaculturevideo.html Peak Oil and Permaculture: David Holmgren Video], Permaculture Cairns
* [http://www.permaculturecairns.com/davidholmgrenpermaculturevideo.html Peak Oil and Permaculture: David Holmgren Video], Permaculture Cairns
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027150826/http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/460 David Holmgren speaks] with GPM's [[Julian Darley]] (archived 2005)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20051027150826/http://www.globalpublicmedia.com/interviews/460 David Holmgren speaks] with GPM's [[Julian Darley]] (archived 2005)

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David Holmgren (born 1955) is an Australian environmental designer, ecological educator and writer. He is best known as one of the co-originators of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison.

Life and work

In 1974 Holmgren moved to Tasmania to study at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, Dept. of Environmental Design. In the alternative education environment there he chose to study landscape design, ecology and agriculture and, during a close association with Bill Mollison, developed the Permaculture concept.[1]

He initially concentrated his efforts on testing and refining his theories, first on his mother's property in southern

Hepburn Springs, Victoria, which he developed with his partner, Su Dennett.[3]

He is regularly involved in teaching Permaculture design and principles.

Fryers Forest Ecovillage

Central Victoria, Australia is perhaps his most significant design and test of his Permaculture principles.[4] [5]

Recognition

Recognition for Holmgren's contribution as an environmental designer, educator and activist has been slow to develop after the initial enthusiasm generated by the publication of Permaculture One when he was 23. The inclusion in Ecological Pioneers (of Australia)[6] was the first substantial recognition by academic authors. The inclusion of a three part series on Melliodora in a best of ten years of Gardening Australia, the most popular Australian TV gardening program and a person profile on the Australian broadcast network program Landline (ABC TV rural program) has been the most significant recognition by mainstream media. In 2012, following the publication of PP&PBS in Italian, the environmental organisation Fondazione Parchi Monumentali Bardini e Peyron recognised Holmgren's contribution with award Il Monito del Giardin.

In 2014, Holmgren was inducted into the Green Lifestyle Awards Hall of Fame for his pioneering and ongoing work with Permaculture since he co-founded the concept more than three decades ago. He is in the good company of Bob Brown, the inaugural inductee in 2012 and Olivia Newton-John in 2013.

Publications

The publication in December 2002 of a new major work on permaculture, saw a deeper and more accessible systematisation of the principles of permaculture refined by Holmgren over more than 25 years of practice. The book, Permaculture: Principles and Pathways beyond Sustainability (2002a), is dedicated to Howard T. Odum, who died two months before its publication, and it owes much to Odum's vision of a world in energy transition.[7]

Principles and Pathways offers twelve key permaculture design principles, each explained in separate chapters. It is regarded as a major landmark in permaculture literature, especially as the seminal work, Bill Mollison's Permaculture: A Designer's Manual (1988) was published fifteen years previously and has never been revised.[8]

Holmgren's interest in recombinant ecosystems or 'weedscapes' is partly inspired by a 1979 visit to New Zealand and interactions with New Zealand ecologist Haikai Tane (1995).[9]

In 1997 the article "Weeds or Wild Nature?" was published in the Permaculture International Journal.[10]

In 2007 Adam Grubb, founding editor of Energy Bulletin.net (now Resilience.org) published Holmgren's extended essay Future Scenarios; mapping the cultural implications of Peak Oil and Climate Change that established Holmgren as a significant

Energy Descent concept.[11]

Although Permaculture One was published by a mainstream publisher (

eBook formats (Melliodora, Collected Writings) before their more widespread uptake and Web publishing (Future Scenarios
). This DIY approach reflects permaculture principles that encourage experimentation and self-reliance.

The Essence of Permaculture, a summary of PP&PBS is the most translated work by Holmgren (available in 10 languages 2015) while PP&PBS is available in Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Czech, Japanese, French, Korean and Chinese. Future Scenarios is available in Japanese.

Bibliography

  • 1978 Bill Mollison and David Holmgren. Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements. Melbourne:
    Transworld
    .
  • 1985 Permaculture in the Bush. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design.
  • 1994 Trees on the Treeless Plains: Revegetation Manual for Volcanic Landscapes of Central Victoria. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design.
  • 1995 "The Permaculture Movement and Education", in Goldfields Permaculture and Landcarers, 3, 14–16.
  • 1996 a Melliodora (Hepburn Permaculture Gardens): Ten Years of Sustainable Living. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design.
  • 1996 b "Fryers Forest Village", in Green Connections, 2.2, 20–21.
  • 1997 "Getting Started", in Green Connections, 10, 28–31.
  • 2002 a Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design Services.
  • 2002 b David Holmgren: Collected Writings 1978–2000. [eBook on CD] Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design.
  • 2005 Mellidora (Hepburn Permaculture Gardens): A Case Study in Cool Climate Permaculture 1985 – 2005 [eBook] Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design Services.
  • 2006 a Trees on the Treeless Plains: Revegetation Manual for Volcanic Landscapes of Central Victoria. [eBook] Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design.
  • 2006 b David Holmgren: Collected Writings & Presentations 1978 – 2006 [eBook] Hepburn, Victoria: Holmgren Design Services.
  • 2009 Future Scenarios. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Publishing Company.
  • 2011 2011 Permaculture Diary, Marrickville NSW: PcDC Michele Margolis.
  • 2012 Permaculture Pioneers: Stories from the New Frontier, edited by Kerry Dawborn & Caroline Smith, Holmgren Design Services,
    ISBN 0975078623

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0552980757
    .
  2. ^ http://holmgren.com.au/melliodora/ Melliodora, Hepburn Permaculture Gardens, at Hepburn Springs, (http://www.holmgren.com.au)
  3. ^ Melliodora, Hepburn Permaculture Gardens – Ten Years of Sustainable Living, 1996a; Payne, 2003
  4. ^ "David Holmgren". The (En)Rich List. Post Growth Institute. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. ^ Greg Foyster (10 May 2012). "The people of Fryers Forest". Simple Lives. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Mulligan & Hill 2001
  7. ^ A prosperous way down, Odum and Odum, 2001
  8. ^ http://transitionwhatcom.ning.com/profiles/blogs/principles-and-pathways-class
  9. ISBN 0521009561. Retrieved 15 October 2013.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
    )
  10. ^ Holmgren, David (2011). "Weeds or Wild Nature: A Permaculture Perspective". Plant Protection Quarterly. 26 (3): 92–97. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  11. ^ http://holmgren.com.au/product/future-scenarios/

Further reading

External links
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