David Holmgren presentation ‘Weeds or Wild Nature’

Next date: Wednesday, 11 June 2025 | 07:00 PM to 09:00 PM

David is back in Armidale to start a discussion on the night of the Strawberry Moon titled ‘weeds or wild nature’. His last presentation ‘Aussie Street’ packed the Armidale Town Hall 6 years ago promoting his popular book RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future.

David Holmgren is a bit of a legend, he is the co-originator of the permaculture concept, following publication of Permaculture One, co-authored with Bill Mollison in 1978. David is a pioneering voice in sustainable design and ecological stewardship. With decades of experience and insight, his work has inspired a global movement towards regenerative living.

‘Weeds or wild nature’ presentation and discussion will start with the premise that land design and management informed by permaculture principles tends to treat naturalised newcomer plants as assets that stabilise water and soil, build biomass, fix nutrients, ameliorate microclimate and provide habitat, fodder, fuel and food. While naturalised species may be given a lower value in permaculture design than species regarded as indigenous to the site and region, labelling naturalised species as ‘invasive’ or ‘environmental weeds’ is typically rejected as anti-ecological thinking.

It will be a great night with a visonary thinker and some passionate discussion followed by a social supper.