Enjoy this 28-minute video about Joe, Doug and Sam Bullock on their Orcas Island homestead, site of a yearly Permaculture design course:

From Peak Moment Television.

Here’s a fantastic idea: a weekend permaculture blitz to build out a site with friends and family. Here’s how they did it in Sydney, Australia. Enjoy!

Link for more info: Sidney Permablitz and the DIY Permablitz Kit

Willie Smits does permaculture…but you won’t hear him use the term at all in this TED presentation. Still, see how he’s used permaculture design principles to restore habitat for orangutans…and along the way has cared for the earth, cared for people, and shared the abundance:

Starhawk has posted some great videos, including this one of Sebastopol permie Erik Ohlsen of Permaculture Artisans. Starhawk and Ohlsen are also teachers for Earth Activist Training. Here, Erik walks through an extensive permaculture site he designed and talks about its elements and the design process.
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On Friday night, Dmitry Orlov gave a Long Now Foundation talk titled “Social Collapse Best Practices”. He’s posted the text of his talk on his blog, and I think it’s required reading for anyone wondering how permaculture might fit in with current events.
Orlov was a witness to the collapse of the Soviet Union and [...]

Many people have been inspired by the important documentary, The End of Suburbia. David Holmgren, the co-originator of the concept of permaculture and author of Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability, has an inspiring response in the video, Endurance of Suburbia.
The video only seven minutes long, and well worth watching:

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If you haven’t seen the documentary The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil, you’re in for a fascinating look at the real effects of peak oil…AND some real solutions. It’s shocking and uplifting at the same time.
When the Soviet Union collapsed in 1990, Cuba’s economy went into a tailspin. With imports of [...]