Permaculture
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Sustainable Living Fair - 2010
scenesavvant.com via @eat_elevation &bull YesterdayThis year, the theme of the Sustainable Living Fair (returning to Fort Collins September 18-19) is permaculture. If you're not familiar with this term, it's formally defined as "any system of sustainable agriculture that renews natural resources and enriches local ecosystems," or more simply, "sustainable land-use design." According to Kristina Cash, Sustainable Living Fair Director, "Permaculture is a way of living life and your relationship… Full Story »
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Why 'Transition Culture'? Transition Culture
transitionculture.org via @Ilparone &bull Sep 1, 2010We live at a fascinating point in history. The convergence of challenges, most particularly global warming and peak oil, have brought us to a point where we are profoundly challenged to act. We are surrounded by what poet Gary Snyder, in his classic poem For the Children called "The rising hills, the slopes, of statistics" and by individuals telling us that this means the end, that… Full Story »
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Book Review: Hunting: In Search of the Wild Life, Edited by Nathan Kowalsky
Sustainablog &bull Sep 1, 2010
Wiley-Blackwell's series of philosophy books for general readers, Philosophy for Everyone, aims to serve general, non-expert readers without actually treating them as "dummies" or creating watered-down, one-size-fits-all philosophy. The risk such an endeavor always faces is to end up serving nobody while trying to serve everybody, failing to satisfy either the experts or the neophytes. In the anthology Hunting: In Search of the Wild Life (affiliate link), editor Nathan Kowalsky brings together an impressive list of both heavyweights and lightweights from philosophical academia, as well as writers from other fields, many (okay, most) of them being active hunters. The goal:… Full Story »
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Britain's Allotment Culture: When Residents Demand Land, They Get It (Video)
TreeHugger &bull Aug 31, 2010From this awesome tour of a permaculture allotment, to residents battling to keep their gardens, Britain's 'allotment' culture has featured regularly on TreeHugger. And not without good reason. These small plots of land, rented from local government for an affordable… Full Story »
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Sustainable Living: Please, just check it out, James Hansen's new Website.
sustliving.blogspot.com via @CRobb &bull Aug 27, 2010We are washing away the foundations of our existence on every front. It is high time we move from crashing about on the planet like a bull in china shop and find a way to go forward with intent. We… Full Story »
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The Bucky-Gandhi Design Institution Plan Z on climate change
vinay.howtolivewiki.com via @leashless &bull Aug 24, 2010Policy makers need to accept that societies won't make drastic changes to address climate change until such a crisis hits. But that doesn't mean there's nothing for them to do in the meantime. When a crisis does occur, the societies with response plans on the shelf will be far better off than those… Full Story »
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Green Building and Remodeling | Technology Solutions for Home - Smart Grid - Demand Response
www.itsforhome.com via @itsforhome &bull Aug 23, 2010By Permaculture torrent blog *Residential and commercial green building will grow from 2% of the U.S. construction market in 2005 to as much as 10% in 2010 (NAHB) *More than 80 regional and local green building programs are in place… Full Story »
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The Twitter #iyb Daily
paper.li via @Delboy167 &bull Aug 18, 2010Guillaume Chapron and George MonbiotPhotograph: Peter Lilja/Getty Images The French government has ruled that the brown... People are ofte... Photograph: Yusuf Ahmad/ReutersLink to this audioBritain and other countri... Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesHoneybees in towns and cities... Photograph: Niels Corfield/Leeds Permaculture… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Permaculture
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Permaculture Truffle Growing
Off-Grid &bull Aug 5, 2010
NEW: "Off the Grid" - America's off-grid community and their battle to live this way. The black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) is an underground fungus which grows in association with certain trees, prized by anyone interested in food for its unique and exquisite flavour/ Prices for the best quality black winter truffle reach $1500 (A1000) per kilo. Until the 1970s truffles had to be found in the wild, sniffed out by specially trained pigs and dogs, the few plantations that existed worked largely on pot luck, hoping to encourage truffle growth by planting the most suitable trees (oak and hazel) under… Full Story »
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Swipe My Permaculture Card
the irresistible fleet of bicycles &bull Aug 2, 2010
Santa Fe, NM - In a financial economy where most consumers are worried simply about their money's security, member-owners of Santa Fe, New Mexico-based Permaculture Credit Union www.pcuonline.org know that they're securely investing in sustainability for their communities as well. Established in 2000, the Permaculture Credit Union was specifically designed not just as a financial institution but… Full Story »
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Sustainable Living: Fresh Cantaloupe for breakfast! Delicious and nutritious, even expeditious
sustliving.blogspot.com via @CRobb &bull Jul 28, 2010We are washing away the foundations of our existence on every front. It is high time we move from crashing about on the planet like a bull in china shop and find a way to go forward with intent. We must find systems of living based on sustainability. The systems and tools exist, it is up to each of us to adopt them. My morning routine has really improved since the cantaloupes… Full Story »
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Feds shut door on energy efficiency loan program, cites risks to lenders - Tainted Green
www.taintedgreen.com via @TaintedGreen &bull Jul 26, 2010In recent years, the government has shown strong support for any initiatives and programs that further energy innovation. But it seems thereas a limit to how much risk even the government is willing to take on because it recently pulled the plug on… Full Story »
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Cali Bamboo: GreenShoots
www.calibamboo.com via @Cali_Bamboo &bull Jul 21, 2010I want to take this issue of Greenshoots to thank everyone who participated in our first Green Home Challenge, we received hundreds of great submissions from around the world, but had to narrow our finalists down to the top 10 within the U.S. We hope everyone will take this time to vote on these projects,… Full Story »
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Top Tips For "Growing Your Own" at Schumacher Colleg
that GREEN blog &bull Jul 16, 2010
Dartingtonas Schumacher College is offering members of the local community a chance to develop skills in growing their own produce and sustainably working land for maximum benefit. The forward-looking College, which has an international reputation for its education work in environmental and social sustainability, will… Full Story »
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Green Tours Kick Off Saturday In Eugene
kezi.com via @greenexistence &bull Jul 16, 2010Eugene, Ore.-- Many Eugene neighborhoods are reducing their carbon footprint by choosing eco-friendly living practices.A Organizers say when neighbors come together great ideas blossom. A Eugene committee on sustainablilty has coordinated green home tours in several neighborhoods. This is the… Full Story »
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SUSTAINABLE FARMING CLIMATE CHANGE by Spencer Christie Monday 19 July, 8.15pm Southend-on-Sea in Transition
westclifftransition.wordpress.com via @farmingnews &bull Jul 15, 2010VIEW FULL CALENDARTRANSITION DRINKS, LAST THURSDAY OF EACH MONTH Next Transition Drinks - 29th of April 2009, 19:00 onwards. Cricketers Pub, crossroads of Milton Rd and London Rd, Westcliff-on-Sea (map) Transition Drinks, Transition Chat - a chance to meet for… Full Story »
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A whole clothesline of salvaged clothes
Home of the Future &bull Jul 14, 2010
For summer I am getting a dorm ready for fall. When we move the furniture I find a lot of stuff, mostly books, papers, and clothes. I take home about a fifth of the clothes I find, figuring that if… Full Story »
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Just Do It Think Act Vote
thinkactvote.org via @amishaghadiali &bull Jul 14, 2010There comes a time when inaction is no longer an option. People who take action are often classed as activists and yet, in many ways, this is a false category; activists were not born carrying banners and D-locks and spouting chants. The decision to take action is often the result of deeply personal and gradual thought processes, not miracle conversions. Indeed, increasingly, action seems to be imperative… Full Story »
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Lexus adds humor to new debate series on climate change - Tainted Green
www.taintedgreen.com via @TaintedGreen &bull Jul 11, 2010Hybrid and plug-in carmakers havenat quite nailed down an all-purpose advertising strategy. Ford used Kermit the Frog for the hybrid escape, Nissan hired Lance Armstrong to pitch the Leaf, and the Chevy Volt dance went viral for all the wrong reasons. Lexus is taking… Full Story »
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Green Economy Leadership Training
It's Getting Hot In Here &bull Jul 10, 2010
This country has been built and influenced by each generation that has come to pass. While we still face major social issues, these previous generations have contributed some of the most impressive feats known to man, developing unique and marketable skills and tools that have fueled an extraordinary amount of growth and set the highest standard of living the world has ever seen. However, our generational brethren also left behind something else: a very specific mind set on the world. A A mind set that can be seen today powering our infrastructure, shaping our culture, and instilling our values. One… Full Story »
