From humble origins in Tasmania to the front lawn of the White House, permaculture is a rising star in the field of sustainability. Practitioners believe that its simple tenets offer important tools ...

In my ongoing quest to learn everything I can about gardening as part of our Million Gardens Movement, I recently encountered a fascinating thing: urban permaculture. Australian academics Bill ...

Fourteen of us had assembled to learn permaculture, a simple system for designing sustainable human settlements, restoring soil, planting year-round food landscapes, conserving water, redirecting the ...

As the year draws to a close, I look back and ahead in equal measure, to evaluate my world and sphere of influence and make plans for the future. The lens through which I observe my progress as a ...

The word permaculture comes from two words: perma (as in permanent) and culture (something people do, a human activity like horticulture). A permaculture garden is designed to last forever and be self ...

Graham Whiting of Whiting Design has been working on a Passive House design for a family of permaculture farmers south of Guelph, Ontario. TreeHugger Sami has written a lot about Permaculture, and ...

Permaculture on the balcony? It can work! myHOMEBOOK spoke with organic balcony gardener Birgit Schattling about the opportunities, unique aspects, and best tips for sustainable gardening in pots, ...