Maya Blackwell
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Maya Blackwell is a poet and author from Devon. She grew up in a woodland-based New Age traveller community and explores the themes she absorbed thereโof community and natureโthroughout her work. Her writing interests include permaculture, well-being, nature connection, grief, creativity, womanhood, and the ocean. She is a prolific spoken-word performer, has been published in Helicon Magazine for the University of Bristol, and is a graduate of the University of Plymouth, with a FD Honors in Creative Art Therapies Studies.
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Permaculture needs all of us, and all of us need permaculture.ย
Permaculture is a way of farming, gardening, or managing land thatย emphasises a reciprocal relationship with nature. It’s a design process that works with wildness,ย not against it.ย And itโs an essential resource inย the fight of our lives: tackling the climate crisis.
Here,ย permaculture practitioner and poet Maya Blackwell writes withย expertise and personal experience of the transformative power of permacultureย for both people and the planet.ย As wellย as tracing its evolution โ from its roots in Indigenous societies to theย important role it plays in urban allotments today โ you will discover how the practiceย could nurture individual and collective wellbeing.ย There are opportunities throughout for reflection, creativity andย connection. These present valuable lessonsย we can all learn from the principles of permaculture, to help us buildย resilience and lean into theย long-term process of trying new things, adapting failures and reaping all that we sow.
Whether youโre completely new to permaculture or someone with yearsย of experience wanting to reconnect with its history andย core values, thisย book contains tools for growth that bring rewards far beyond the garden.
