The Resilient Farm and Homestead Quotes

“Inaction quickly consumes a lifetime. Be curious, be bold, pay close attention to the world in front of you. And start trying stuff.”
― Ben Falk, The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach

“And relatively self-reliant households are the basic building block of any culture that is viable over the long term without requiring war (stealing of resources) to sustain itself. No democratic civilization can last long if it is built upon a citizenry that consume more than they produce; that's debt and debt is inherently unsustainable and undemocratic. If our goal is a peaceful, just society, self-reliance at the home and community levels must be a central focus of our lives”
― Ben Falk, The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach

“It is not the strongest animal that survives, nor the fastest, but the one most adaptable to change. —Leon C. Megginson, paraphrasing Charles Darwin”
― Ben Falk, The Resilient Farm and Homestead: An Innovative Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach