Mindful Monday

We need to rebuild a cultural awareness of our relation to and dependence on

nature.

David Bainbridge

The Needs of Sustainable Communities

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Permaculture Activist

A Pleasant Interlude

I'm in the middle of a crazy busy week so I thought I'd just pass on a few songs and videos that seem to fit how I'm feeling and what I'm thinking about these days.  Enjoy!

What is "A Sustainable Transition"?

A Sustainable Transition (this blog) is the story of one family (my family) and their journey out of the cash economy or wage slavery and into a life of direct work.

Wage slavery is not all that far off from chattel slavery.  In chattel slavery an individual has no rights and no freedom of movement.  All of the worker's activities are meant to enrich the owner.

Balcony Permaculture

This post is for my apartment bound buddies.  I often get questions about what to grow and how to grow it when a person has only a very small space to grow in.  These videos by Dylan Graves are an excellent example of what can be done in a small space.  Granted Mr. Graves has 25 square meters (about 15'x15') and that's larger than the average American balcony.  Nevertheless, he provides great examples of what can be done with a small space.  For the most part he re-uses containers and therefore has a lovely mishmosh of growing spaces.  He even manages a small fish pond!  The two videos combined last only about a half hour, and . . .