Village Development
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Food Swaps
Like a typical pregnant woman, I woke up this morning with food on my mind. However, it wasn’t the stereotypical…
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Konso, Ethiopia – Agriculture and Culture
Following my recent trip to Siltie country I wrote a report on the Enset based agriculture of the area. Following…
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Mark Shepherd’s 106 Acre Permaculture Farm in Viola, Wisconsin
by Chuck Burr I recently had the pleasure of visiting Mark Shepard’s family permaculture farm in Viola, Wisconsin. Mark has…
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Making Democracy Work
Editor’s note: This is what I like to see, and hope others will emulate: concrete action to bring about organised,…
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Closing the ‘Collapse Gap’: the USSR was Better Prepared for Collapse than the US
by Dmitry Orlov Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am not an expert or a scholar or an activist. I…
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An Agriculture that Stands a Chance: Perennial Polyculture & the Hard Limits of Post-Carbon Farming
More and more articles are being written that continue to hit the proverbial "nail on the head". This one was…
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Earthships & Permaculture: A Potent Tag-Team
I’ve recently been doing research on Earthships after being formally introduced to them while talking to my friend Paul "Ringo"…
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Empathy is the Most Important Survival Skill of the 21st Century! John Marshall Roberts Explains (Video)
While today’s systems are built on and designed around greed (capitalism) and segregation (modernism), we need societies of empathy and…
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Saudi Arabian Philippines (with Tropical Desert Possibilities) – Discovering the Cultural Edges
A Filipino garden — in Saudi Arabia! Working in Saudi Arabia on a large project, in this case the Al-Baydha…
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America is Bankrupt: It’s Going Full Circle
Yes, it’s a strong title. But, it’s very real. The United States of America, built on incredible potential and an…
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Anti-Pattern Capitalism
Obtain a yield — Permaculture principle three At first glimpse it might seem like capitalism is a fulfillment of permaculture…
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Permaculture in Mecca
Geoff Lawton reports from a consultation trip to what will become the Al Bayda Project, Saudi Arabia The Al Bayda…
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