Bill Mollison (born 1928 in Tasmania, Australia) is a researcher, author, scientist, teacher, naturalist and has been called the 'father of permaculture', an integrated system of design co-developed with David Holmgren that encompasses not only agriculture, horticulture, architecture and ecology but also economic systems, land access strategies and legal systems for businesses and communities. 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Emblems: {{{Emblems}}} Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Slogan or Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Const. ... Permaculture Mandala summarising the ethics and principles of permaculture design. ... David Holmgren (born 1955) is an ecologist, writer and co-originator of the permaculture concept. ... The Latin words hortus (garden plant) and cultura (culture) together form horticulture, classically defined as the culture or growing of garden plants. ... The Parthenon on top of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece Architecture (from Latin, architectura and ultimately from Greek, αρχιτεκτων, a master builder, from αρχι- chief, leader and τεκτων, builder, carpenter) is the art and science of designing buildings and structures. ... Ernst Haeckel coined the term oekologie in 1866. ...

He received the Right Livelihood Award in 1981 with Patrick van Rensburg. Jakob von Uexkull, founder of the Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award, established in 1980 by Jakob von Uexkull, is presented annually in the Swedish Parliament, usually on December 9, to honour those working on practical and exemplary solutions to the most urgent challenges facing the world today. An... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Patrick van Rensburg is an African educationalist who founded the Brigades Movement in Botswana, and the Foundation for Education with Production which is active in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe. ...

Books by Bill Mollison:

• Permaculture One: A Perennial Agriculture for Human Settlements (with David Holmgren, Trasworld Publishers, 1978)
• Permaculture Two; Practical Design for Town and Country in Permanent Agriculture (Tagari Publications, 1979)
• Permaculture - A Designer's Manual (1988)
• Introduction to Permaculture (1991)
• The Permaculture Book of Ferment and Human Nutrition (1993)
• Travel in Dreams (1996).

Further resources

• Permaculture Institute in Tasmania
• Tagari Blog
• Right Livelihood Award website
• A picture of Bill Mollison to colour in! (from the 'Heroes for a Better World' website [1])
• Plowboy Interview