Many people have heard the term 'Permaculture' but are unsure of what is meant by it, often thinking of Permaculture as, in the words of its co-originator David Holmgren, 'a cool form of organic gardening'. But it is actually 'a design system for resilient living' that covers not only the natural environment, but the built environment and even the social one. David Holmgren has refined the main ideas  of Permaculture into 12 design principles. Today is the first in a series of discussion of these and it is my pleasure to welcome back Claire, who practises Permaculture at home in Mooroolbark.

Local Food Connections thanks Formidable Vegetable for their song, You are What you Eat.