Category: Community

2015: A year of ‘firsts’ for Permaculture in Greece!

September 11, 2015 by Tina Lymberis & filed under Community, Courses/Workshops, Education, Events, Resources & News, General

Tumultuous times? Permaculture power! Go green, Greece! You may be hearing the worst about Greece, so here’s the best news: people are turning to permaculture! All that abandoned land, all those forgotten properties: permaculture is providing appealing solutions that make returning to the land a desirable and delicious option. It’s the only thing that makes sense in a nonsensical world! And in case you are wondering who I am, my […]

Permaculture taking its ground in North Laikipia, Kenya!

September 10, 2015 by Sheena Shah & filed under Building, Community, Courses/Workshops, Demonstration Sites, Design, Events, Resources & News, General, Permaculture Projects, Why Permaculture?

Editor Note. This site is a great example of Permaculture in an environment that can be quite challenging, if you would like to see first hand how people work with their local conditions, please check out their website here or attend one of the PDC’s on offer. The Laikipia North region is a dryland facing severe problems of drought, food shortage, malnutrition, high mother/infant mortality, climate change challenges, massive soil […]

Last Day of IPCUK Live Stream

September 9, 2015 by The Permaculture Research Insitute & filed under Community, Conferences, Events, Resources & News, General, Why Permaculture?

Today is the last day of the live stream from the 12th International Permaculture Conference. Todays speakers include Geoff Lawton of the Permaculture Research Institute, who will be discussing The Global Potential of Permaculture. For those who missed yesterdays presentations or for those wanting to watch it again, you can view it by pressing play on the player at the bottom of this post or viewing it on the Official […]

Designing the World We Want Livestream

September 8, 2015 by The Permaculture Research Insitute & filed under Community, Conferences, Events, Resources & News, General, News, Why Permaculture?

The great people hosting the 12th International Permaculture Conference have allowed us to share the live stream of the event through Permaculturenews.org. You can view it now either at their website here or in the player below. This is a great service and is a credit to the professional organisational skills of the men and women from the IPCUK. This will give the whole world the chance to be involved. […]

Permaculture Finalist For Environmental Sustainability

September 8, 2015 by Callum Morrison & filed under Community, Design, General, Water

Callum Morrison is a Finalist for the Regional Achievement and Community Award. Callum has been working on the Waminda House Community Garden in Benalla, Victoria and started out with the Potbot, now updated to the Dirt Bottle Irrigation. The garden has overgrown during a cold winter but should be re-started again soon. Since writing the previous article on Potbot irrigation, Here is an update. It appears also that the dirt […]

New Water Paradigm Case Study: Just Add Water

September 3, 2015 by Richard Widows & filed under Community, Design, General

As anyone who read my post from earlier this year titled ‘Rehydrating the Earth: A New Paradigm for Water Management’ will be aware, the issue of global water management has been a topic of great interest for me for a number of years now. Following on from the writing of this article, which was originally published in the January 2015 edition of the Holistic Science Journal, I was provided with […]

Permaculture and the Myth of Overpopulation

August 14, 2015 by Lisa DePiano & filed under Community, General

When teaching permaculture I often start out by doing a giant problems mind map. I ask students to brainstorm all of the major “problems” they see in the world to reflect on what brought them to study permaculture. Nine times out of ten the idea of overpopulation as a root “problem” in the world comes up. Overpopulation describes a situation where there are too many people for the amount of […]

Best Kids’ Permaculture Album Ever

August 6, 2015 by Charlie Mgee & filed under Community, General

The story of the project. Music is by far the raddest way to learn stuff! Our band Formidable Vegetable Sound System has been touring around the world for the past three years singing songs about permaculture (ecological design) at some of the biggest festivals on the planet (Glastonbury, BOOM) in the hope of inspiring people to start growing food everywhere and to take better care of the planet. After releasing […]

Permaculture Swaying on the Stunning Emerald Waters of Kilifi, Kenya

August 4, 2015 by Sheena Shah & filed under Community, Courses/Workshops, Events, Resources & News, General

It’s no secret that Tom and Romain Mari have totally transformed Kilifi. With their tireless enthusiasm, style, passion, sweat and tears they have managed to create the coolest place on the East African Coastline: Distant Relatives Eco lodge and Backpackers. When we first met them in 2011, we kicked it off immediately; their visions of creating a masterpiece that would re-ignite a sense of global community and a positive scene […]

Growing food, Growing Community

July 29, 2015 by The Permaculture Research Insitute & filed under Community, Design, Food & Food Support Systems, General, People Systems, Plants

The example of the Hawley Hamlet | Tim Rinne | TEDxLincoln We grow enough lawn to cover the state of Ohio. This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Since 2010, Tim and his wife have gone from a measly little tomato patch to six tenths of an acre (the equivalent of roughly 65 yards of a football field). They have planted over […]

Bartering System Makes a Comeback Due to Greek Financial Crisis

July 28, 2015 by Quin Hoskins & filed under Community, Consumerism, Economics, Food & Food Support Systems, General

Greece is in financial crisis. That’s unlikely to be news to anyone after updates on the Greek economy have been gracing our television screens, newspapers and radios for the last month or so. But most of the reports focus on the impact that the financial crisis and the third bailout programme will have on the country’s banking system and on its large, medium and small business; rather than taking a […]

Increased Environmental Awareness amongst Developing World Factory Workers

July 16, 2015 by Khalid Ahmed Awan & filed under Community, General

Industry development plays a pivotal role in the economy of a country. It not only provides employment to local working class but also, it boosts economy by selling and exporting the products manufactured by the factories. As we all know, factories have direct impact on our environment and eco-system. The emissions of gases and disposal of waste products have always been serious threats to the environment. With the beginning of […]