Permaculture expert Penny Livingston-Stark shows how natural systems can teach us better design practices. Learning to work with the earth not only creates a healthier environment, it also nourishes the people who live in it. She is a permaculture expert and founder of the Permaculture Institute of Northern California and ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in September, about Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Food, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture
Have a look at this video featuring Sepp Holzer, an expert permaculturist. Permaculture involves farming in cycles, modeling itself on self sufficient, natural ecosystems. Holzer's farm 'Krameterhof' in Salzburg attracts many visitors wanting to learn about his methods and techniques and he is only too happy to pass on ... keep reading
Written by Kate R. in September, about Agriculture & Food, Children and Families, Clean Technologies, Consumerism, Design, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Education, Environment & Wildlife, Food, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture, Water
My aunt has been growing food and feeding the family for decades and my grandmother's garden was entirely given over to food crops. As a child we had token ‘hobby gardens' and as adults, we do not own our home, so we do not have a vegetable garden, as ... keep reading
Written by Christina Newnham in May, about Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Children and Families, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Finance & Money, Health, Lifestyle & Behavior, Organic, Permaculture, Politics & Government, Poverty & Development, Transition Towns (1 comment)
[Celsias] David, I just wanted to take a moment first to thank you for living such an inspiring, creative, and explorative life. I've been very interested in permaculture for the last few years, and I'm keen to discuss many of the themes that have emerged in your latest ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in May, about Agriculture & Food, Alternative, Cohousing, & Off-Grid Living, Art & Culture, Celebrities, Climate Change, Earth, Soil, & Landscape, Economics, Energy Saving, Lifestyle & Behavior, Permaculture (1 comment)
The authors of the Ecological Impact of Modern Agriculture suggest we call this era "the age of recognition of limits." Modern agriculture has created a number of environmental problems, including soil erosion and chemical contamination. It has definitely reached its limits. The authors (Judy Soule, Danielle Carré, and Wes Jackson ... keep reading
Written by Gina-Marie Cheeseman in February, about Agriculture & Food, Organic, Permaculture (1 comment)
So, being the good granola boy that I am, I was sniffing around the Off-Grid.net for the latest and greatest in grid free goodness (yeah okay, so you can have a fetish for solar panels, kill me). And being a big fan of Wretha, I read her recent post ... keep reading
Written by Chris Tobias in January, about Agriculture & Food, Food, Organic, Permaculture, Population (2 comments)
Editor's note: More from former Celsias editor Craig Mackintosh. Below is more on his adventures in Vietnam working for the Permaculture Research Institute, this time covering the terrible floods in Hanoi. Read Part I here and Part II here. Downtown Hanoi - on a Bad DayPhotos: Craig Mackintosh I ... keep reading
Written by Craig Mackintosh in November 2008, about Climate Change, Environmental Disasters, Permaculture, Travel, Weather
Editor's note: More from former Celsias editor Craig Mackintosh. Below is more on his adventures in Vietnam working for the Permaculture Research Institute, with more beautiful photographs, too. Read Part I here. The trip to meet the Ma Lieng people at Ke Village, Vietnam, was a bit like a ... keep reading
Written by Craig Mackintosh in October 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Permaculture, Travel
Editor's note: Have you been wondering what happened to former Celsias editor Craig Mackintosh? Below, he fills us in on his adventures in Vietnam working for the Permaculture Research Institute, complete with beautiful photographs. We catch a rare glimpse of an ancient and beautiful culture - the Black Thai people ... keep reading
Written by Craig Mackintosh in October 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Children and Families, Economics, Food, Health, Permaculture
Permaculture was introduced by a couple of radically-minded Australians, in the 1970s, as an answer to Peak Oil (also). Today it is spread all over the world. Penny Livingston-Stark of the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas, California, explains the movement that looks to the natural world for answers to human ... keep reading
Written by Kristy Arbon in February 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Energy Saving, Permaculture
Editor's Note: Continuing from yesterday's Part I, Geoff Lawton, Director of the Permaculture Research Institute in Australia, shares some of the practical solutions being applied in southern Africa, with new permaculture demonstration sites being established in northern Tanzania. These projects reduce disease, improve nutrition and establish environmental sustainability ... keep reading
Written by Geoff Lawton in November 2007, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Energy Saving, Permaculture
"You can solve the problems of the world in a garden" - Geoff Lawton Editor's Note: Today I'm pleased to add Geoff Lawton, founding director of Australia's Permaculture Research Institute to our growing list of contributors. Geoff is one of the world's leading figures in the worldwide ... keep reading
Written by Geoff Lawton in November 2007, about Agriculture & Food, Architecture, Energy Saving, Permaculture
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