Robyn Francis on her Permaculture Journey (E09)

In this episode Dan from Making Permaculture Stronger enjoys a conversation with permaculture elder Robyn Francis from Djanbung Gardens.

Amongst other things Robyn shares on:

• Her recent return to India (having in 1987 co-taught India’s first permaculture design certificate or PDC course alongside Bill Mollison)
• What she was up to before hearing about permaculture
• When and how she got involved in permaculture
• Her own impressions of Bill Mollison’s character having worked alongside him
• How she got started in permaculture design
• Her approach to permaculture design process including the roles of
  • Visioning / strategic planning
  • Restraint overlays
• Her work with communities including Jarlanbah Community
• Her view on the state of the global permaculture movement
• A taste of all the amazing projects she is currently involved in, locally, bio-regionally, and abroad (including PDCs in China)

A short video about IPC India 2017 featuring Robyn