Travels in Dreams: An Autobiography

by Bill Mollison

This charming, eccentric, and absolutely never reliable autobiography of that rare quantity-the truly original character, Bill Mollison has been a forester, mill-worker, trapper, tractor-driver, barroom bouncer, teacher at an exclusive girls' school and, of course, founder of permaculture.

864 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

About the author

Founder and director of the Permaculture Institute, Bill was the most experienced Permaculture teacher and designe. He taught and developed projects from the Arctic through Sub-tropics and Equatorial regions of the planet. There are few countries left in the world where he has not personally planted the seeds of Permaculture. The Peoples of the Pacific, South East Asia, South Africa and seven Amazonian language groups have been inspired by and acted on his teachings, embracing Permaculture as a dynamic tool. He gave courses in the drylands and developed projects with Native Americans, Indigenous Australians, tribal women of the Deccan, Kalahari, San groups and Pima people of the Sonora. In the USA, Europe and Scandinavia, Bill lectured and helped to develop ecological designs for urban and rural properties, including many city-farms and CSA’s (Community Supported Agriculture).


Bill Mollison had been vitally concerned with the environment for over 40 years. His many roles included: scientist, naturalist and University professor. Later he became a vigorous campaigner against environmental exploitation which lead him to develop Permaculture as a positive solution.

Bill had devoted his energies towards designing sustainable systems, writing books and articles on Permaculture, and most importantly teaching.

Reviews

[Aikoch · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a glorious shambling mess. Mollison's autobiography has tinges of philosophy, so crazy it must be true stories and so crazy there is no way it is true stories. It's like Daniel Boone mixed with Hunter S. Thompson mixed with my crazy uncle. It is a little slow at times, but the wisdom that is imparted in the pages of this difficult to come by book are totally worth it.

[Patrick]

out of print and hard to find, but sounds like i'd like it

[Cass · Rating 4 out of 5]

A wonderful read about life in a past time and the transition from hunter to scientist to gardener.