Designer: Hermann Paulenz

A presentation in my university was the first time I’ve heard of it. I
read a bit about it and then ended up in Australia studying with David
Holmgren and others.

I did my PDC in 2013 with the wonderful Rick and Naomi Coleman at
Southern Cross Permaculture.

Observe, Analyze, Play, Adjust, Adapt

For me the trickiest part comes after you have done the concept and all
your ideas are on the table, that’s when the real fun begins and you
start shuffling them around to see what fits together well and adjust to
the host/client’s expectations and habits. Habits are really important
to take into consideration.

My dream permaculture project would involve building. Too often we focus
on the garden and people come to permaculture as a seemingly low-effort
gardening approach. I think everything hinges on the management and
permaculture is no different. We just have to make sure that the
surrounds where the work occurs are as pleasant and diverse as possible.
To have a retreat from the hot ‘workplace’ a cool and efficient building
made from natural materials is my next dream project.

Everybody is on their own journey of growth. The learning curve has been really steep for me after I first heard about permaculture in 2010. I still have heaps to learn and am enjoying every bit of it. It is great to see how my housemates are conquering the garden and taking over responsibility inspired through my experiments in permaculture. The satisfied look on
their faces after a day out in the garden reminds me of when I started and I am excited to watch their growth.

I would like to see more hugelkultur beds as they are excellent ways of recycling prunings and spare soil that somehow always shows up on Blitzes.