Holmgren Design Services

Contact Us

Address:	16 Fourteenth Street, Hepburn, Victoria, 3461 Australia,
Phone:	+61 3 5348 3636
Fax:
Email:	info@holmgren.com.au
Internet:	www.holmgren.com.au
ABN:	42 921 155 310

Profile

David Holmgren, author, consultant and educator is an ecological pioneer best known as the co-originator (with Bill Mollison) of the permaculture concept. Since the publication of "Permaculture One" in 1978. he has written several more books, developed three properties using permaculture principles, conducted workshops and courses in Australia, New Zealand, Israel, Europe and Japan. He has consulted and supervised on urban and rural projects in Australia and New Zealand. Within the growing and international permaculture movement, David is respected for his commitment to presenting permaculture ideas through practical projects and teaching by personal example, that a sustainable lifestyle is a realistic, attractive and powerful alternative to dependant consumerism. At home (Melliodora in Hepburn, Central Victoria), David is the vegetable gardener, silviculturalist and builder. The Fryers Forest Eco-village, also in central Victoria, has been his prime focus in recent years, where he performed many roles including planner and project manager. As well as constant involvement in the practical side of permaculture, David is passionate about the philosophical and conceptual foundations for sustainability, the focus of his major new book Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability

Su Dennett, David Holmgren's partner in life and livelihood is the publications, office, kitchen and animal manager at Melliodora. She is also a director of Fryers Forest Research and Development, active in local community planning issues and is a qualified Italian language interpreter & translator. Her commitment and energy in pursuing a low impact, simple lifestyle is legendary in permaculture circles.

Mission Statement

The source of permaculture vision and innovation

What we publish

We publish a limited number of permaculture books authored by David Holmgren, the co-originator of the internationally acclaimed Permaculture concept of sustainability, first presented in Permaculture One (published 1978). We also provide permaculture design consultancy services, run tours of our property Melliodora, and permaculture courses.