Village Development
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The Los Angeles Ecovillage
Living in a large city does not mean you cannot live permaculturally. Indeed, it can be quite the opposite. While…
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Earthworker – Australia’s First Worker-Owned Green Manufacturing Cooperative
The Earthworker Cooperative is a community-led initiative addressing two significant problems; the stark reality of climate change, and a lack…
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Regenerating Rusinga Island Using Permaculture (video)
A few generations ago Rusinga Island on Lake Victoria, Kenya, had lush green forest with many species of herbs and…
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Permaculture Business Part 1: Tips from the Pros
by Rob Avis I’ve been running Verge Permaculture for five years now, and before that worked as an engineer in…
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The Promise of the Commons
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFnNy0WkWbE Regular readers may remember an article I posted back in 2010 — Kings, Conquerors, Capitalism and Resilience Lost —…
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The Village Hub – When Factories Preserve the Environment
The Masarang Foundation is an Indonesian NGO dedicated to preserving nature through the empowerment of local people. It was initiated…
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Manhattan in Colombia: TED Says Food Matters Everywhere
Looking Down on La Juanita Finca Verde TED Talks, for some time, have been something I’ve loosely disregarded. They were…
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Building the New Commons
Humanity’s strength is in groups. In fact, It is our way of cooperating and communicating together in small and large…
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How a Commons Way of Life Helps Curb Climate Change
It offers an appealing alternative to more stuff and more money, which drives environmental destruction today. It’s easy to not…
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Bicycle Share Fact Sheet
The prevalence of bicycles in a community is an indicator of our ability to provide affordable transportation, lower traffic congestion,…
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Reconnecting Architects with the Community
Marcin Gerwin: It happens quite often that when a new building is completed many people see it as unpleasant or…
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