Permaculture is a design-based approach to practical sustainability, using systems thinking and approaches that combine regenerative ethics with ecological principles to create sustainable environments. Permaculture was developed in the sub-tropics (Australia) and thus there was some debate about how well it could adapt to practiced in Temperate climates. This film dispenses with any such worries. In this documentary, we take a look at a case study of permaculture in the Austrian Alps, which is snowed over for much of the year. Despite this, by using peramcultrue design and a lifetime's experince, the farm here produces abundant and diverse yields, while attracting interest from people and resturants far and wide.

In this video with Geoff Lawton, the implementation of permaculture methods such as forest gardening are introduced, explained, and Lawton guides you through his very own Forest Garden located in Australia.

"Its our testament as designers really, that we can produce high quality soil, very stable eco-systemic forests that will produce indefinitely. It should encourage people that we can inhabit the earth forever with very little effort in an ongoing system that is permanent, we can be very confident that the future can look extremely bright, healthy, and productive." - Geoff Lawton