Charlotte Ashwanden
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May- 2018 -23 MayCommunity
Human Permaculture: Communication as Flow part 1
Permaculture design can be about much more than deciding where to put plants and landscaping particular sites. Indeed, many people…
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Dec- 2017 -14 DecemberGeneral
Permaculture and Community Part 2: Using the Moral Imagination in Permaculture
In part 1 of this article (1) I explored how permaculture is very much linked to practices of peacebuilding and…
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Nov- 2017 -2 NovemberGeneral
Permaculture and Community part 1: Permaculture as a Tool for Peace
For many, permaculture offers not only practical guidelines but also a particular lens through which to view the world. With…
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Sep- 2017 -8 SeptemberSoil
Soil Mineralisation part 3: Why and How do we Remineralise the soil?
In part 1 (1) and part 2 (2) of this series I looked at some ways in which the different…
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Aug- 2017 -17 AugustSoil
Soil Mineralisation part 2: Major Soil Elements and Where WE Can Source Them
In part 1 of this article, I discussed why you might want to change the chemistry of the soil you…
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11 AugustSoil
Soil Mineralisation Part 1: What Do We Need To Add To Our Soils And Why?
If you want to grow plants effectively, one of the most fundamental things you can do is provide them with…
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3 AugustGeneral
Permaculture as Philosophy: How to Apply ‘Turning Problems into Solutions’ in Real Life
Many people who use permaculture find it can be helpful not only in producing actual effective results from the systems…
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Jul- 2017 -14 JulyWhy Permaculture?
Deciding Factors: Permaculture, Society and the Wisdom of Crowds
One inspirational thing which learning about permaculture can help us to realise is that there are abundant resources in the…
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7 JulyGeneral
Permaculture and Diet: Can Permaculture Help Us to Decide What to Eat?
Permaculture, as a design lens, can be looked through to apply to all manner of things. Whether it is a…
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Jun- 2017 -29 JuneGeneral
Permaculture and Art Part 1: Using Art in Ecosystem Restoration
This week we saw the tipping-point of darkness and light start to shift; after 3 days of the sun seeming…
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22 JuneGeneral
A Question of Chemistry part 2
In part 1 of this article (1), I looked a little bit at which chemicals are generally present in soils…
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May- 2017 -17 MayGeneral
Rak Tamachat: Reaching out with humans and nature
On Sunday May 7th, permaculture practitioners the world over could be seen marking the 8th International Permaculture Day (1), a…
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