In part 1 of this article series, I gave a brief overview of how permaculture as a design perspective can…
I didn’t grow up eating persimmons. Somehow they made it into my vocabulary but never my diet. My British wife…
What too many children learn at school is not to take risks and not trust their own thinking. When digital…
In part 1 and part 2 of this series, I gave a basic introduction to ‘pattern understanding’ as it is…
These days my wife and I are the stereotypical Permaculture “lazy gardeners” that it’s become very fashionable to call “IMPOSSIBLE!”.…
The consumer culture has an easy path which leads us to behave like dependent juveniles for our entire lives. The…
In permaculture, one of our main preoccupations is that of building soil and fertility. It’s a means by which the…
Welcome back to the Zaytuna Farm herb tour, we’ve met 7 herbal heroes so far. Rosemary, Yarrow, Aloe, Mint, Sage,…
Better questions lead to more informed choices, enabling you to live a life designed by you rather than one that’s…
Temperatures are starting to suggest that autumn is arriving here in North Carolina. It’s teetering between summer swelter in the…
In my previous article, ‘Understanding Patterns – Part 1’, we looked at why pattern understanding is such an important part…
Bali’s Green School recently celebrated its first decade of educating toddlers through teenagers (and their digital nomad parents) about eco-ethical…
Largely, people come to permaculture because they’re impressed with the sustainable design solutions and clever cultivation techniques within the practice.…
There’s a background mantra playing that we’re so accustomed to, we no longer notice it: “Consume something. You’ll feel better.”…
Patterns are present in every aspect of our sensual awareness. Patterns are in the connections within our own bodies and…