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What is Sustainability?

Permaculture design is the integration of land, resources, people, and the environment. It creates a closed-loop system, beneficial to the environment and people, in which all the elements in the system are provided for and the waste used. For example, a garden produces food, the food waste makes compost to provide fertility, and people eat…

Turning a Desert into a Green Oasis

This food forest in the Dead Sea Valley of Jordan brings me hope for the future and shows the outcome of applied permaculture design in the harshest of climates. Watch the full-length video HERE: http://bit.ly/hope-permaculture Support us in making more films by: â–º Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of…

Cold Climate Urban Permaculture

Rob Avis, a PDC graduate, discusses the challenges of growing food in Alberta, Canada. Despite the cold and arid conditions, production is possible year-round with appropriate design. Watch the full video, here: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12455/xUvmUanf. Support us in making more films by: â–º Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of 100+ free…

Permaculture: Positive Change for a World in Crisis

We can design our way out of our problems and become the most beneficial element on Earth. To see the full 40-minute video, click here: http://bit.ly/hope-permaculture. Support us in making more films by: â–º Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of 100+ free videos: https://start.geofflawtononline.com/permaculturecircle/ â–º Liking us on Facebook:…

The Reality of Permaculture

Even if you only have access to a small backyard, you can produce an abundance of food with permaculture design. In the 3rd video of our Permaculture Masterclass series, Angelo describes his 60 sq. meter plot that's producing 260 kilos of food after only 4 years. Check out the short trailer below, then click here…

An Urban Food Forest and Therapy Garden

"An Urban Food Forest and Therapy Garden" is my latest video! Check out the short trailer above, then click here to see the full video: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12456/e3i2ci3L Support us in making more films by: â–º Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of 100+ free videos: https://start.geofflawtononline.com/permaculturecircle/ â–º Liking us on Facebook:…

Permaculture’s Origin

Engaging in permaculture design feels natural to everyone because it’s based on nature itself. Check out the short trailer above, then click here to see the full 40-minute video: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12457/e3i2ci3L Support us in making more films by: â–º Signing up to our newsletter and the Permaculture Circle—my curated collection of 100+ free videos: https://start.geofflawtononline.com/permaculturecircle/ â–º…

Crisis, Hope, and Permaculture

Our new documentary called "Green is the New Silver (Lining): Crisis, Hope and Permaculture" is live! Check out the short trailer above, then click here to see the full 40-minute video: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12454/e3i2ci3L This film covers a great deal of ground: a brief introduction to permaculture, personal stories about how I got started, an overview of…

18-Day Fast Compost [PDC Preview]

Geoff's Permaculture Design Course — PDC 2.0 is now LIVE. To register, head here: https://www.discoverpermaculture.com/a/12453/e3i2ci3L Soil rehabilitation is a major subject in the Permaculture Design Certificate (PDC) course. Here’s a sample animation from the course covering the 18-Day Berkeley method of composting. Blackboard sections of the course are followed by animations like this one to…
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Crisis, Hope and Permaculture

Step into the world of permaculture with world-renowned teacher, designer, and consultant Geoff Lawton. In this video, Geoff sheds light on the pressing issues facing our world today. From sustainability challenges to food security and water cycles, he confronts the stark reality while offering tangible solutions in permaculture principles. If you want to learn more…

How to start a no dig bed and compost differences

How to start a no dig bed and compost differences, I take you though the early stages of mulching weeds, which means smothering or covering them, I show examples of composts you can use, which serve to feed soil life and get plants off to a great start, as well as smothering weeds! Use any…

No dig conversion of weedy ground into productive garden with easy vegetable harvests and few weeds

No dig conversion of weedy ground into a productive garden. Follow the progress we made from February to November, using mulches to smother the weeds, and compost to enable rapid, successful transplanting. Then we made second plantings and even in November, almost all beds have something still growing, or new seeds starting such as broad…

First Steps For No Dig on a New Area

Starting no dig and planning on new land. It's less than two months since I bought this acre / 4000sqm of pasture and weeds, and I think out loud with some possibilities of what I may do. Meanwhile we continue to grow vegetables for sale on the existing quarter acre of no dig beds, which…