Andrew Millison: What on Earth Is Permaculture - and Why Should Norwegian Farmers Care Right Now?

Andrew Millison is a permaculture educator, documentary filmmaker, and professor at Oregon State University, where he has taught permaculture since 2009. His work documents regenerative agriculture and ecosystem restoration projects around the world, and his YouTube channel has reached 100 million+ views. Andrew also runs the philanthropic Earth Repair Fund, supporting land restoration through storytelling and crowdfunding.

Permaculture educator and documentary filmmaker Andrew Millison joins Holy Crop! It’s Farmageddon from Oregon to break down what permaculture actually is - and why it matters right now for farmers in Norway and beyond. We talk regenerative land design, fertiliser and diesel dependency, water harvesting that rebuilds aquifers, resilience through diversity, and what it means to “create a good ruin” that benefits the landscape for generations. We also get into heritage seeds, why Andrew is cautious about GMOs, and how community-driven projects (and even village competitions) can restore ecosystems at scale.

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