Society
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Why It’s Better to Use the Slow Approach to Charitable Permaculture Projects
I began working with international nonprofits about eight years ago, first as an English teacher in Palestine and Guatemala. Having…
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Age of the Farmer
Age of the Farmer was directed by Spencer MacDonald in collaboration with photojournalist Eva Verbeeck. It is a beautiful six-minute…
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If That’s Not Permaculture, What Is?
I call myself a permaculturalist, a word that still doesn’t officially register as valid on my spell check. I read…
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Our Year of Permaculture: Learning As We Go
It wasn’t far into 2015 that my wife and I decided we were ready to start the search for our…
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Knowledge does not Equal Understanding
The common expression about a person being “stuck in his ways” is correctly used to describe someone who can’t or…
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Whose Space is Space? Asteroid Mining Rights Raise Questions
President Barack Obama ushered in a new era of U.S. law—an era in which the American President has taken a…
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Capture Seasonal Spirit in a Card
As the year comes once again to a close, many of us find ourselves preoccupied with thoughts of the holidays—especially…
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Permaculture While Renting
Permaculture is short for permanent culture. How can one think permanently when renting is all about the temporary?
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Food is Free Laneway in Ballarat
A film about the Food is Free laneway that was started by Lou Ridsdale in Ballarat. The laneway allows people…
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What is Degrowth? Envisioning a Prosperous Descent
This is a transcript of my keynote address presented at the ‘Local Lives, Global Matters’ conference in Castlemaine, Victoria, 16-18…
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Humanure Is No Laughing Matter
It’s something that becomes more and more unsettling for me the deeper I look into the issue. With every morning…
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Permaculture As a Political Act
Permaculture, I believe, is not just a political act, but true to its nature, it is one in which all…
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