Geoff Lawton joins me today to talk about permaculture. Geoff talks about his early days in permaculture, where we are in permaculture today, and where we need to go in the future. He touches on what he has learned along the way and what he finds most valuable. Geoff then goes on to answer a lot of audience questions about tree systems, water harvesting, his new chicken tractor for composting, and his upcoming online PDC. Key Takeaways: Consider starting a community group. They provide a whole lot of support to keep things moving in the right direction. Realize the ability of pioneer plants and succession to work for you. One of Geoff's early mistakes was not allowing plants to work more for him. Later he embraced and accepted plant rampancy. Don't just do things in patterns for the sake of patterns. Rationalize and legitimize every placement and connection you make. So many people are stuck in the matrix. They know things, they just don't do anything. Permaculture needs to focus on feeding people in urban and peri-urban areas. Use chickens in your composting system. There is a huge benefit to using chickens at the beginning of a composting cycle. Consider aquaculture as a use for wetlands in temperate wetlands. Whatever you dig in wetlands you gain in soil, so you intensify the water. You get drier land and wetter water using a temperate climate chinampa. Show Notes: www.permaculturevoices.com/31 Support the show at www.permaculturevoices.com/support