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Created 27/05/21

Creating a tropical paradise closer to home

by Sarah Cossom

Imagine a tropical paradise alive with plants and animals, all living in perfect harmony and producing plentiful food for local people.
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Created 04/05/21

Embers of Hope: Embracing Life in an Age of Ecological Destruction and Climate Chaos" - Book Review

By Heather Jo Flores I am not somebody who deals in hope. In fact, I caution against it. To me, hope is a dangerous, indulgent thing. Hope takes us out of the present and into our own heads, and it can be all too easy to let "hope for the future" provide a catharsis that replaces action in the now.
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Created 19/04/21

Permaculture Association join the Rapid Transition Alliance

The Rapid Transition Alliance's goal is to make the rapid transition to a world that can flourish, fairly, without destroying our climate and the web of life we depend on.

"The climate is changing faster than we are. The danger of triggering irreversible environmental damage that spirals, feeding off itself, means that winning too slowly is the same as losing. That’s why rapid, transformative changes are called for to prevent climate breakdown and create the conditions for people to thrive together.

Created 01/04/21

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Created 30/03/21

Whitewashed Hope: A response from the Permaculture movement

It is with deepest gratitude that we respond to your message ‘Whitewashed Hope’. We understand the intention of the piece is to invite us to go deeper and to acknowledge and integrate practices from Indigenous cultures and worldviews.

Created 23/03/21

Repurposing resources for growing food

by Ryan Sandford-Blackburn

Fair shares applied in the garden for me means repurposing others' waste. Like many others, I have a tight budget when it comes to gardening. I want to grow a lot for not a lot of money. Here are some ways my garden has benefited from repurposing materials, sourced for free or very cheaply locally.

Created 10/03/21

How to Plant a Bare-Root Fruit Tree

We know we need to plant more trees, that’s a given. However the planting method you use will depend where and what kind of tree you are planting. The process that Aranya uses at home takes around an hour, and in this blog he explains how to give your fruit tree the best chance.

Created 01/03/21

Ná Lu'um is host to the 14th IPC Argentina

Dear friends of the Permaculture World, Children and Youth Groups, Indigenous, Rural and all Communities Everywhere!

The IPC14 Argentina team together with the IPC Council, in the constant effort of adaptation to the world-wide pandemic and its consequences, have decided to delay the next International Permaculture Convergence that was to take place in 2021. The current date for the 14th IPC is November - December 2022.

Created 24/02/21

12 books permaculture educators are reading now - with bonus podcast links

We asked our Educator members at one of the regular online gatherings what books they're reading and loving right now that they want to share with everyone. Here's the list.

Created 24/02/21

European projects news February 2021

by Steve Charter

We are participating in three European funded partnership projects, with around 20 other partner organisations from across the permaculture, regeneration and transformative education movements in Europe.