Plant Systems
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Observations and Interactions at the Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert – the Sequel’)
Is it any wonder with daily reminders of the widening disparity between exponential population growth and water and food scarcity,…
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Permaculture Taking Off in Hawaii
The Permaculture Research Institute USA has partnered with Sust`ainable Molokai to embark on the bold mission of permeating the Hawaiian…
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Keeping Cattle: Cause or Cure for Climate Crisis?
We’ve run posts on Alan Savory’s Holistic Management a few times (here, here and here for example), but for those…
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Sutures in the City
by Adrian Buckley This article’s about where, I think, the best place to invest our energy toward creating positive change…
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Wa`a Moloka`i: Island-Sized Food Security Through a 21st Century Living Canoe
Original Atrwork by Anthony Dohanos of Pahoa, Hawaii Food security and canoes go hand-in-hand in Hawaii. When the Hawaiian Islands…
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Holistic Management Amongst Ted Talks’ “Ads Worth Sharing” Competition Winners
This common sense, holistic approach is indeed worth sharing. With this competition, we’re seeking to reverse the trend of online…
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Use of Biological Resources in Establishing a Food Forest
by Tom & Zaia Kendall, Queensland, Australia This article talks about how we use biological resources to direct and accelerate…
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Update on the Jordan Valley Permaculture Project (aka ‘Greening the Desert, the Sequel’): “Leave All Expectations Behind”
I felt fully prepared leaving for Jordan three weeks ago. Equipped with a 55ltr backpack laden with books, a compost…
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Permaculture Design for Horses, People & Habitat
Click for larger view (Designed by N. Huggins & M. van den Berg ©MB Equine Services) Introduction I want to…
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Sustainable Tropical Agriculture Systems in Southern Belize
by Albert Bates Getting to the Maya Mountain Research Farm in southern Belize is its own wild side adventure. You…
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Why Pasture Cropping is Such a Big Deal
Pasture cropped oats growing in symbiosis with native perennial pastures at Col Seis’s farm Grain cropping is something that, for…
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All About Borage
Beautiful. Traditional. Functional. Therapeutic. What am I talking about you say? Why borage of course! Borage is a wonderful plant…
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