A look into the future

THE harmful effects on humanity of both climate change and peak oil can be lessened if human settlement was better designed, according to permaculture designer John Champagne.

His property, Brogo Permaculture Gardens, has now reached 10 years of development and will open to the public as an acclaimed example of sustainable living.
“The property offers many simple solutions of how to live a fulfilling self-reliant lifestyle without draining the resources of your environment,” he said.

Features include a passive-solar owner-built mudbrick home, over 60 different species of edible fruit ranging from berries to sub-tropical varieties, poultry integration in the food gardens, windbreak and keyline patterning and an active solar power system.

Bega District News (Australia)