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A Pattern Language

The Shape of Things To Come

February 1, 2022February 1, 2022 by Susan Jennings

What we find emerging at Agraria and quickening in the midst of uncertainty and historic change is a commitment to inhabiting patterns of growth and evolution—a commitment to the shape of things to come.

Categories Environment, Food & Water, Food & Water featured Tags A Pattern Language, Building resilient food and farming systems, connection to nature, regenerative systems Leave a comment

Conclusion to Inquiry Circuit # 1

December 15, 2020January 11, 2017 by Dan Palmer

The focus of this initial circuit has been the popular practice of defining permaculture design as, above all else, a process of assembling elements into whole systems.

Categories Environment, Food & Water, Food & Water featured Tags A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander, permaculture, permaculture design Leave a comment

Working with Patterns: An Introduction

December 15, 2020October 13, 2016 by Helmut Leitner

Using patterns enables people to communicate common ideas about complex relationships more easily and to seamlessly combine theoretical research with its practical application.

Categories Economy Tags A Pattern Language, new economy, systems thinking, the commons Leave a comment

Testing a Different(iation) Approach to Permaculture Design Process – Part One: Introductory

December 15, 2020September 9, 2016 by Dan Palmer

With this post we enter the home straight of our first inquiry circuit into a weak link in conventional definitions and understandings of permaculture design process.

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A Zen View Upon the World (Less is More)

December 15, 2020December 5, 2013 by Øyvind Holmstad

Today, at least in Norway, we have too much of everything, and hence we value nothing.

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