Village Development
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Free Rent in an Ecovillage for a Year? (Documentary project, Victoria, Australia)
Are you a passionate and knowledgeable permaculturalist? Would you like to live in a developing ecovillage for a year ‘rent…
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Guerilla Gardening in Rural Panama
A gnome (the author) in the Communal Garden Make no mistake, the war is on. The commodity is food, the…
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Melissa Fleming: Let’s Help Refugees Thrive, Not Just Survive (TED video)
50 million people in the world today have been forcefully displaced from their homes — a level not seen since…
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Pia Mancini: How to Upgrade Democracy for the Internet Era
Pia Mancini and her colleagues want to upgrade democracy in Argentina and beyond. Through their open-source mobile platform they want…
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Confessions of a Yield Collector – Horse Manure (France)
As far I can remember, I have always loved collections. I started collecting postal stamps, then wild mice that I…
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Life in a ‘Degrowth’ Economy, and Why You Might Actually Enjoy It
by Samuel Alexander, originally published on The Conversation Time to get off the economic growth train? Sergey Nivens/Shutterstock What does…
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UN: Only Small Farmers and Agroecology Can Feed the World
Governments must shift subsidies and research funding from agro-industrial monoculture to small farmers using ‘agroecological’ methods, according to the UN’s…
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Care of the Commons. Care of the Soul
Sharing is the path to a greener, more peaceful world. by Ruth Wilson Human decisions and human activities are imposing…
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Building Community Through Permaculture – an Interview with Mark Lakeman
Marcin Gerwin: You used to work as an architect for a large company. How did you come to be involved…
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Scotland Can Show the World that Small is Beautiful
And challenge the preeminent power of corporations to defy governments elected by the people. by David Morris Scots rally for…
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Seven Reasons Why World Peace is Possible
Introduction The 21st of September will be International Day of Peace. It may seem a little premature to declare that…
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Omar Ahmad: Political Change With Pen and Paper (TED video)
Politicians are strange creatures, says politician Omar Ahmad. And the best way to engage them on your pet issue is…
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