PERMACULTURE IDEAS FOR THE ANTHROPOCENE… Could there ever be such a thing as bioregional agroforestry—a tree cropping systems producing food and useful materials that also has space for indigenous plant species and that is adapted to regional climate and terrain?
Peter Hardwick thought so. I came across Peter’s idea while on a course at Robin Francis’ Djanbung Gardens permaculture education centre in Nimbin some years ago.
This is a brief introduction to Peter’s idea as it stood at the time. Let’s know what you think of his model and how you would adapt it to the region you call home.
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I first published this story on a now defunct website in 1997. It is about an idea of Peter Hardwick, who led bushfoods and other workshops…