The Best Advice
By Julia Pereira Dias Aren’t we the selfless ones? “My husband could save so much time, if only he’d listen to me,” sighs Diane. She…
Voices of Women in Permaculture
Rants, opinions, politics, relationships–this section of our magazine hosts a huge diversity of articles from women all over the world.
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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…
Strength and Resistance à la Woman
Learning a new way of living from an elder Iranian farmer By Kali Morgan Of late, I have been consumed by the stories of strong, bold,…
Are You Willing To Receive?
By Julia Pereira Dias Most of us are primarily concerned with the question: what can I get? That question is futile. You can have it…
A Simple Meditation for Pandemic, Climate Emergency and Other Disasters
By Dido Dunlop In times like now, our emotional strength and resilience can feel drained away. It can seem like our inner resources are not…
Mapping and landing in a living world: how a Permaculture Design Course helped me organize my life
When I enrolled in a Permaculture Design Course in 2013, my youngest child was only three months old, and we had only recently landed in Scotland. I had spent most of my adult life away from Scotland…
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Cuando el ecosistema natural ya no existe
Notas desde La Pampa, Argentina By Rosaura Ruiz Hace más de un año, casi en otra vida, me encontraba ante un viejo Atlas recuperado de…
How to have a healthy mental breakdown
By Priya Logan ( Even in the face of larger ones) Breaking down is natural, think of anything in nature. Reimagine it as composting, stir,…
How to Free Yourself from Expectations
By Julia Pereira Dias Nothing causes as much frustration as unmet expectations. In fact, I dare say that every single time we suffer, get mad,…
Cock-a-doodle-doo
after the dark night the rooster announces the light By Ginkgo Biloba I remember well a sunset from more than two years ago. I was…
Meditar es dejar de intentarlo
Guía de meditación para mentes inquietas By Rosaura Ruiz La meditación es una herramienta milenaria, una verdadera herencia de toda la Humanidad. Aunque es sencilla…
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…
Somos Naturaleza
Interiorizando nuestro ecosistema interior By Rosaura Ruiz Parece una cosa bastante obvia, pero que si la entendemos verdaderamente (no con la mente, sino con las…
Quarantine is my Refining Fire
There’s no time like the present to deal with put-off problems. By Kali Morgan It’s ironic that coronavirus showed its ugly face right at the…
The Small Beauties and The Universe of Wonders
By Luiza Oliveira By the Spontaneously Creative Plants and a Human Hello, Little Flower. Hello, “Giant” Person. I didn’t see you here a few days ago.…
Nature of a Resilient Heart
By Nihan Sevinc Uncertain times call for resilient hearts. Hearts that know how to feel and release. A resilient heart welcomes emotions, like a tree…
What is the Price for Belonging?
By Julia Pereira Dias A lot of our expectations are not our own. Culture shapes what we think about the world, about what people, including…
The Poetic Garden
By the Spontaneously Creative Plants By Luiza Oliveira I come along when winter is no longer around. I thrive where others find too hard to be,…
Why It’s Worth to Surrender to Those Annoying Little Moments in Life
By Julia Pereira Dias We’re told that everything happens for a reason. But really, what good could possibly lie in those everyday irritating instances such…
Shedding Skin
Things We Can Let Go Of In A Crisis. By Priya Logan Sometimes we are like snakes that have outgrown our skins. Sometimes, we need to…
Love in the time of Corona
By Priya Logan One of the most impactful books I have ever read was The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, which is a memoir transcribed…
Green Tara, The Ecofeminist Goddess, Shows Us How To Embody Regenerative Culture
By Dido Dunlop Green Tara is a role model, to become a wise woman, and live in an ecofeminist way. Many of us who are…
6 Steps to Befriend Your Fears and Get a Life
By Julia Pereira Dias I could start the article by suggesting that the corona virus was designed and spread by the toilet paper industry, but…
Having kids in a climate crisis: can you do it? I’m too scared
By Gudrun Cartwright As always, I was fascinated by what happened in Davos this year. If not necessarily encouraged. Donald Trump criticised climate ’prophets of…
Allotted peace
My allotment, a small gateway into the living land, has been of prime importance to my connection to the ground of Permaculture. I have been…
Avoid These Common Mistakes After Your Permaculture Design Certificate Course…
By Karryn Olson Often, after an in-depth permaculture learning experience, folks emerge with the desire to change their living or working situations so that they…
Ecotopia? Other worlds are possible but only through struggle
By Becky Ellis The 2020s are going to be about struggle but if we do it right, it will be collective and (mostly) joyful Everyone who…
5 Ways to Overcome Despair and Have Fun Doing So
By Julia Pereira Dias They say the best way to avoid your own tantrum is to count to ten. It’s never worked for me. This…
Everyone is Fake!
By Julia Pereira Dias Few terms get the heat up as quickly as ‘fake’ these days. Everybody hates the fakes. Except here is the truth:…
Eco activism – why I got myself arrested
By Klaudia van Gool Last month I joined the Extinction Rebellion actions in Bristol and got myself arrested for willingly obstructing a highway. I’m not…
Breaking Down and Building Up
By Gisa Seeholzer Building a community through growing something sustainable can be a challenge. Over the past few months I have learned more and grown…
Matavenero
The time I visited the oldest ecocommunity in Spain By Elena Pollen Long before moving to Spain, or, a few months actually, my partner &…
Writing to get my mojo back
By Gudrun Cartwright Today I need to write. For the last few weeks I have been consumed with work. I have written for that purpose,…
Have We Reached the End of Positive Thinking?
By Julia Pereira Dias So, I hear that positive thinking has fallen from grace. It has “brainwashed [us] into thinking that that confidence will eventually…
How to let go: a permaculture mental health strategy
releasing old pain by dealing with grief, caring for your body, making art, and getting dirty
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What’s in a Name?
Arbitrary label or a point of connection? By Roshnii Rose What’s in a name? That which we call a rose,By any other name would smell…