The garden is the ideal environment for human habitation.
An environment that nurtures people and the planet;
People rather than machines are better able to efficiently and economically access the super-abundant yields that can be expected from polyculture food forests; a further reduction in the dependence on fossil fuels.
Living systems in living systems.
Links
http://www.permaculture.com.au/
http://www.seedsavers.net/
http://www.seedinternational.com.au/