Design for Healthy Human Habitats. Episode 2 with Morag Gamble

In this second episode of my January solo series, we talk about design. Not design as a glossy masterplan, not something fixed or expert only, but design as a responsive practice that is grounded in place and always in motion.

Permaculture begins with observation, with noticing, with curiosity. It asks how we can show up as kind humans in service of life, and how we can shape the places we live and work so they support comfort, health, resilience, belonging, and biodiversity.

I share a little story from my home in the ecovillage, including why I design to use less water even when it is available, and what it means to live as one species among many. We explore what “healthy human habitats” can really mean, and why most of the challenges we face sit right here in the everyday systems of human life.

If this work calls to you but you are not sure you know enough yet, I want you to hear this clearly. Permaculture design is learnable. You learn it by doing it, with good guidance, examples, and a community of practice.

This episode also includes a simple practice you can do this week: a slow walk through one place you move through every day, choosing one relationship that is calling for attention, and making one small change you can complete within a week.

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About Morag
Morag Gamble is the founder of the Permaculture Education Institute. Through her courses, films, and conversations, she supports people around the world to design for one plane

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