During extreme drought, farmers try for resiliency
For those who take the long view, there are bigger ideas to achieve resilience in the face of extreme weather.
Act: Inspiration
Community energy in Ireland: the technological aspects
It is important to keep in mind that technologies aren’t neutral.
Why we need a farmer-led food movement
Long Island seaweed and shellfish farmer Bren Smith warned parents in a recent New York Times Sunday Review not to let their children go into farming.
Power from the People
Jackson tells about the movement-building and healing power of community-controlled renewables, embracing the tension of diversity, and more.
An open letter to George Monbiot
Influenced by the ideas of Allan Savory and other advocates of holistic grazing, I have been introducing the basic principles of this approach into my grazing management over the last few years.
Understanding Economies of Scale
And again I come back to my central (but evolving) thesis: permaculture is failing because we are only practicing one part of it effectively.
Poverty Is Not Inevitable: What We Can Do Now to Turn Things Around
Inequality and poverty are suddenly hot topics, not only in the United States but also across the globe.
Beekeeping Takes Flight at Sea-Tac Airport
Raising bees around Seattle’s Sea-Tac airport.
The Permaculture Fail
I write this not to be discouraging or defeatist, but to impress upon you that it is time we started creating the socio-economic models that will make permaculture successful.
Living in the Green
My day nearly always starts with a reluctant rise into consciousness triggered by my churning gut. I can feel the adrenaline pumping before I open my eyes and when I finally wake up fully, I’m filled with a nagging anxiousness.
Channeling rage into change, from Watts to Ferguson
As news of the protests surrounding Mike Brown’s murder in Ferguson, Mo., has circulated, many have noted an eerie coincidence: last week also marked the 49th anniversary of the Watts Rebellion in Los Angeles…
Harvests from Hemp Heroes
An earlier blog post..discussed the promises of hemp cultivation to employ US veterans, grow a generation of new farmers, and revitalize a cellulose-based alternative to our current resource-intensive fiber industries.
