INTERVIEW
INTERVIEW WITH
Crispin Caldicott Tram Driver, timber enthusiast, journalist, organiser of multiple EBANZ conferences, and the editor of this magazine for over nine years; I sat down with Crispin to find out how he came to hold such an integral place in the Earth Building Association, his thoughts on the state of and future of EBANZ, and what advice he has for the new editor. BY FAITH AROHA GOULD
Editor: You have been the only editor since I have been a member of EBANZ, how did you come to be Editor? Crispin: I went to the Permaculture Hui in Turangi in 2012, which was a wonderful occasion. Graeme North was one of many outstanding personalities speaking there. I gave a lecture about the Austrian scientist Viktor Schauberger, whom I have admired for many years as his motto was ‘comprehend and copy nature!’ Graeme rang me shortly after, and said, ‘I have a job for you and you can pay yourself as much as you like! With your journalistic background it would be ideal for you’.
Editor: How familiar were you with earth building and EBANZ at the time? Crispin: I did my permaculture design course in 1992, with Miriam and Jim Tyler in the Hokianga, which is where I first met Graeme and although EBANZ was on the periphery I wasn’t involved in any way until I became editor in 2012. I think there are strong crossovers between the values of permaculture and natural building.
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