David Holmgren

David Holmgren (born 1955) is an Australian environmental designer, ecological educator and writer. He is best known as one of the co-originators of the permaculture concept with Bill Mollison.

In 1974 Holmgren moved to Tasmania to study at the Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, Dept. of Environmental Design. In the alternative education environment there he chose to study landscape design, ecology and agriculture and, during a close association with Bill Mollison, developed the Permaculture concept.

He initially concentrated his efforts on testing and refining his theories, first on his mother's property in southern New South Wales (Permaculture in the Bush, 1985; 1993), then at his own property, Melliodora, Hepburn Permaculture Gardens, at Hepburn Springs, Victoria, which he developed with his partner, Su Dennett.

He is regularly involved in teaching Permaculture design and principles organised by VEG, Milkwood, Food Forest, Castelmaine Community House, CERES and Good Life.

Fryers Forest Ecovillage, near Castlemaine, in Central Victoria, Australia is perhaps his most significant design and test of his Permaculture principles.

Recognition for Holmgren's contribution as an environmental designer, educator and activist has been slow to develop after the initial enthusiasm generated by the publication of Permaculture One when he was 23. The inclusion in Ecological Pioneers (of Australia) was the first substantial recognition by academic authors. The inclusion of a three part series on Melliodora in a best of ten years of Gardening Australia, the most popular Australian TV gardening program and a person profile on the Australian broadcast network program Landline (ABC TV rural program) has been the most significant recognition by mainstream media. In 2012, following the publication of PP&PBS in Italian, the environmental organisation Fondazione Parchi Monumentali Bardini e Peyron recognised Holmgren's contribution with award Il Monito del Giardin.

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