Bill Mollison (born 1928 in Tasmania, Australia) is a researcher, author, scientist, teacher, naturalist and has been called the 'father of permaculture', an integrated system of design co-developed with David Holmgren that encompasses not only agriculture, horticulture, architecture and ecology but also economic systems, land access strategies and legal systems for businesses and communities.
He received the Right Livelihood Award in 1981.
Books by Bill Mollison[]
- Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (with David Holmgren, Transworld Publishers, 1978)
- Permaculture Two; Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture (Tagari Publications, 1979)
- Permaculture - A Designer's Manual (1988)
- Introduction to Permaculture (1991)
- The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition (1993)
- Travel in Dreams (1996).
Further resources[]
- Interview with Bill Mollison
- Permaculture Institute in Tasmania
- Tagari Blog
- A picture of Bill Mollison to colour in! (from the 'Heroes for a Better World' website [1])
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