Vegetarians may be appalled, but much of gardening is actually raising animals: the tiny ones under the earth's surface

When you are doing work of value, people will support you in a variety of ways, not just money.

The plants we've chosen will collect and cycle Earth's minerals, water, and air; shade the soil and renew it with leafy mulch; and yield fruits and greens for people and wildlife.

I like to talk about the idea of "design without design," where... we're creating the conditions for the things that we want to see happen rather than trying to force a particular set of outcomes.

Agriculture is the process of turning eco-systems into people.

A culture disconnected from wild nature becomes insane.

Permaculture is not the movement of sustainability and it is not the philosophy behind it; it is the problem-solving approach the movement and the philosophy can use to meet their goals and design a world in which human needs are met while enhancing the health of this miraculous planet that supports us.