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Arid land to a fertile Eden: permaculture lessons from Portugal | The Guardian

9 March 2017 Leave a Comment

"The land undulates upwards into gentle hills, cradling nooks of fertile terraces growing sweetcorn, sunflowers and tomatoes, before rolling down into tranquil lakes. It looks like a natural Edenic paradise on earth. But 20 years ago this land was arid and barren, and farming was a struggle. "The land is called Tamera, the name given to these 330 acres in southern Portugal by a community of 30 people who moved here from Germany in 1995. Today, 200 people from all over the world live here. … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: ecological restoration, permaculture, Portugal, regenerative design, sustainable development, Tamera

Tribute to Permaculture Pioneer Bruce Charles ‘Bill’ Mollison 1928-2016

26 September 2016 Leave a Comment

"Graham Bell's moving tribute to Bill Mollison, who died 24 September in Tasmania, a true pioneer who gave up a promising academic career to challenge the status quo and establish the global Permaculture movement. "A few people are born who are world class heroes to those who know them and unknown to the great majority, until one day their inescapable influence floats to the surface and is generally recognised for the cream it is. In hindsight such leaders go on to become household … Continue reading

Filed Under: Regeneration and Resilience Tagged With: Bill Mollison, global permaculture movement, permaculture

Social Permaculture | Starhawk

11 September 2016 Leave a Comment

Starhawk, author and permaculture designer and teacher, on the need for social permaculture.... "To be honest, in Permaculture, the trees and the vegetables are the easy part. The people are often the challenging part. In Permaculture, there is a sense that disturbance is necessary for the regeneration of ecosystems. In Social Permaculture, we look at how this same principle can be applied; occasionally it is necessary to shake things up a bit in order to get a fresh look at things. "One of … Watch video

Filed Under: Regeneration and Resilience Tagged With: conflict resolution, group dynamics, permaculture, regeneration of ecosystems, resilience, social permaculture, Starhawk

Permaculture Podcast | The Transition Town Movement with Rob Hopkins

9 September 2016 1 Comment

Rob Hopkins, Findhorn Fellow and co-founder of Transition Town Totnes and the Transition Network, recently appeared as a guest on the Permaculture Podcast with Scott Mann. Their conversation spans permaculture, Transition, BREXIT, and what it takes to build real community resilience. Continue reading

Filed Under: Regeneration and Resilience Tagged With: community resilience, permaculture, regenerative society, resilience, Rob Hopkins, Transition Town Movement

Gaia Education Maximising Edges

1 August 2016 Leave a Comment

"Gaia Education is developing a wonderful series of films. Creating new stories of solutions and learning in community. This, and The Edges film (in English and Spanish below), are powerful examples of implementing new stories." Click here for the Spanish version. Watch video

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: community, edge effect, education, Gaia Education, maximising edges, permaculture, solutions for sustainability, sustainability education

Permaculture Climate Statement | Findhorn Fellow Albert Bates

22 November 2015 Leave a Comment

Permaculture is a system of ecological design as well as a global movement of practitioners, educators, researchers and organizers, bound by three core ethics: care for the earth, care for the people and care for the future. Permaculture integrates knowledge and practices that draw from many disciplines and links them into solutions to meet human needs while ensuring a resilient future. With little funding or institutional support, this movement has spread over the past forty years and now … Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: climate action, permaculture, permaculture climate statement

Living With The Land

28 August 2015 Leave a Comment

"This wonderful series of 9 short films explores aspects of Living With The Land, from Natural Building with Kevin McCloud to Off-grid Living. Highly recommended for anyone interested in permaculture and building a sustainable future. "Produced by Permaculture magazine and Permaculture People, the films explore successful permaculture projects across a range of topics, such as large-scale, regenerative agriculture, forest gardening, urban permaculture and natural building." Continue reading

Filed Under: Ecology & sustainability Tagged With: agriculture, building, ecology, films, forest gardening, gardening, land conservation, off grid living, permaculture, regenerative agriculture, sustainable agriculture, urban permaculture, videos

Linda Kabaira & Mugove Nyika: Transforming the Future of Zimbabwe

18 May 2015 Leave a Comment

Linda Kabaira and Mugove Nyika are leading participatory educators who are transforming life in Zimbabwe for future generations to come. Mugove Walter Nyika is a Permaculture and Environmental Education specialist with international experience of working with governmental and non-governmental organisations to build resilient school and college communities. His mission is to use his life skills, land use design skills and passion for culture and the environment to listen, encourage and teach … Watch video

Filed Under: New Story Summit Tagged With: community, ecology, education, environment, greening, new story, New Story Summit, permaculture, resilience, Summit video clips, sustainability

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