After lots of fun and caining plenty of money on alcohol, we were glad to be on our way to Hepburn Springs, Daylesford, to stay with Sue, Dave and Ollie Holmgren. Those of you familiar with Permiculture will probably recognise the name. The term Permaculture was coined in 1978 by Bill Morrison and David Holmgren in their book Permiculture One, and it comes from the terms Permanent agriculture. Quoting from the WWooF'ers (Willing Workers On Organic Farms) Handbook, 'Their definition of permiculture is: "...the concious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious intergration of landscape and people providing their food, energy, shelter and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way." The Permaculture movement aims to provide people with the
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