Geoff Lawton From Prairie to Monoculture

[Bring4th_Austin]

I love Geoff Lawton! He is an inspiration for anyone who is interested or enthusiastic about alternative food production systems. It's hard to look at his field record of creating integrated permaculture farms in widely varying climates and say that permaculture is an unrealistic ideal for worldwide use. One of his main points he makes when teaching permaculture is that there is not really one set system of permaculture - each system must be designed unique to the surrounding environment. When he teaches permaculture, he emphasizes that he is not teaching techniques, but a way of thinking. The key is to be able to look at an environment in its infinite uniqueness and determine how it can be utilized and balanced in order to create a healthy and sustainable food source.

Here is a longer video tour of his Zaytuna farm in Australia. It seems like the kind of place that not only nourishes the body but the soul as well. It's interesting and inspirational.