Insight and inspiration in turbulent times.
One of the more interesting developments in Australian agriculture over the past decade has been the growing influence of the permaculture movement. Whether you’re talking sustainable water and land management, integrated pest control or organic fertiliser, the holistic approach of permaculture is gradually moving into mainstream farming. (Video of “best permaculture demonstration site in Australia”: Brookman Food Forest)
Now that he’d warmed us up with a talk on ‘Peak Everything,’ Richard Heinberg said he’d come back to try out some new ideas he’d working with over the past few weeks. “It’s all a big unknown,” he admitted, but had decided we were the kind of audience that could handle the unknown. Where are we? Where are we going?
Zero in locally to create a sustainable world
A citizen’s guide to Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)
Organizing without organizations – social tools
Health & sustainability conference (climate/PO)
The first public airing by Richard Heinberg of a new concept he has been developing: a Resilient Communities Action Plan.
Everywhere in the world, grassroots movements are solidifying a response to the impact of globalization, but this trend is going unreported or misinterpreted. The Santi Asoke Buddhist group, a network of eco-villages in Thailand, is misunderstood by the media and even by many Thais themselves.
DIY sustainability from ex-race engineer, now minister
Saving the planet the Swiss way – via a self-propelled world odyssey
Green progamming on Sundance Channel
Take your Uncle Scam advance and buy tangible investments
I’ve come to accept that my influence is going to be very limited. The trick is not to let frustration hamper your ability to do a job you still consider important. While we can be encouraged by the example of the geologist M. King Hubbert, we don’t have 30 years to get this peak oil problem straightened out.
It is gratifying to know there are still Americans who, instead of wringing their hands at a possible problem headed their way, start figuring what to do about it.
Markets nervous: will U.S. plant enough corn?
Jamie Oliver wants Britain on a wartime diet
Holmgren: Back to the backyard
Come on in, the farming’s fine
25 cities to dim lamps, illuminate climate change
Cut in coal burning lowers UK emissions 2%
Think globally by thinking locally
Why the climate change debate has gone wrong – PO and transition towns
I have been working on localization for the past four years. Sometimes it has felt like I am swimming upstream. Actually it still feels like that – the difference is that now the current is not quite as strong.
Scorned trash pickers become global environmental force
New green query: how often do you shower?
Project laundry list: “Hanging out” is time well spent
Renewable energy – the gritty reality
Bambi and Nemo are ‘unsung heroes of the green lobby’
