“Cultures throughout the world and throughout history that developed stable, sustainable relationships with nature did so through observation—a primary principle in permaculture.” SustainabilityPermacultureEcovillages Author:Juliana Birnbaum Fox
“I think there has always been a strong crossover between the household- and community-level design in permaculture. From the beginnings of permaculture in the 1970s, there was a close connection to the 'back to the land' movement and the counterculture. Within that broad movement, international communities and ecovillages were major themes.” SustainabilityPermacultureEcovillages Book:Sustainable [R]evolution: Permaculture in Ecovillages, Urban Farms, and Communities Worldwide Source: Sustainable [R]evolution: Permaculture in Ecovillages, Urban Farms, and Communities Worldwide