Posts Tagged "permaculture"

EVOLVE: Changing our Minds for the World we Want

As a Permaculturist I am here to support this cause, believing that it is we who are the crafters of our Reality and the designers of our Society. Now, many would contest this statement saying that there are very rich powerful people who are in control of our world and we are trapped in a [...]

Independent Farmers Tending Urban Lots

There’s a growing movement to take back our yards and direct them towards food production. In Portland, a group of would-be farmers decided on a different business model: tend other people’s lots in an urban setting, as part of a collective farming effort. Brilliant! Read a review here; or visit Your Backyard Farmer to learn [...]

United Nations: Eco-Farming Can Double Food Production

Mark Bittman of the NYTimes reports that the U.N. has released a study demonstrating a need to shift to sustainable agriculture practices, and a need to re-educate the citizenry on how to adopt simple means to grow some of their food needs. Follow these links to the study; and, the press release.

GARDENING FOR A BETTER TOMORROW

Home Scale Permaculture and Biodynamics Workshop and Event at DIG Gardens- Saturday March 19 , 2011 $30 Add some new practical skills and awareness to your gardening experience! Biodynamics originated in Europe in the 1920′s, while permaculture arose in Australia in the 1970′s. Both are based in an extraordinary depth of earth-honoring wisdom. Both have [...]