whole systems design

What Indigenous spiritual knowledge can teach us about regenerative design

Native stories about natural spirits which comprise the reality of things can help us a lot in thinking in regenerative terms.

Permaculture For Renters

If you live in the city, that doesn’t mean you can’t grow your own fruits and veggies! By using a few simple strategies, you can enjoy fresh homegrown fruits and veggies, year round.

Permaculture in the City: a sampler of inspiring urban agriculture projects

10 urban gardens that will inspire you to grow food no matter where you live

Getting Ready for Lambing

Lambing indoors is easier to deal with emergencies quickly. It also protects the newborn lambs from foxes.

Applying Graphic Design Principles to Social Permaculture

In working on a specific part of a social design I realized there is no way to design something in which a considered minority is excluded.

The Art Of Dying Creatively

Dying Creatively: Using permaculture design to improve how we die

Integrity dynamics

Integrity dynamics and identity

Approaching menopause as a childfree woman

By Gudrun Cartwright As a woman in my late forties, I am definitely approaching menopause. I feel in that ‘peri’ state. Even though I am…

Buddhist Meditation and Regenerative Culture

By Dido Dunlop Our hearts and outer world grow hearty together To restore Mother Nature, and grow tomatoes in our cities, we must redesign our inner…

Hierarchies vs Networks

Governments vs people power, hierarchies vs networks and response to crisis.

Doulas and Permaculture

Doulas and permaculture ethics.

Finding Permaculture in Iran

Despite what Western media commonly reports, there is permaculture in Iran.

The Most Vulnerable even More Vulnerable Now

COVID-19, time to embrace complexity By Luiza Oliveira As expected, COVID-19 has been spreading exponentially (1). Safety measurements have been oriented by the World Health…

How to Learn Permaculture for Free

a handy guide by Heather Jo Flores, author of Food Not Lawns, director of the Permaculture Women’s Guild, and creator of the #freepermaculture project By…

What is permaculture, and what is not permaculture?

First of all, permaculture isn’t a gardening technique. It’s a design system. That system can and should include plants and other living beings but no garden, by itself, can be a permaculture design unless it connects to the rest of the system (water, energy, waste, built environment, etc.)