Australian educator, author and co-inventor of Permaculture, Bruce Charles 'Bill' Mollison, died on the 24 September 2016 in Sisters Creek, Tasmania. He has been praised across the world for his visionary work, and left behind a global network of 'peaceful warriors' in over 100 countries working tirelessly to fulfill his ambition to build harmony between humanity and Mother Earth.
… Peaceful warrior: Permaculture visionary Bill Mollison Permaculture Association Magazine | 26th … educator, author and co-inventor of Permaculture, Bruce Charles 'Bill' Mollison, …
An unreported war over natural resources in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has led students from Bangor University to set up a radical eco-movement, Bustan al Qaraaqa, to address the issue. William Parry reports from Bethlehem
… solve Middle Eastern water conflicts using permaculture? William Parry | 25th January … slim,’ she says. Hence Bustan al Qaraaqa’s permaculture project. ‘We feel that where … with our neighbours, we are creating a model permaculture farm, to serve as a centre for …
Be it chicken keeping, foraging or organic gardening, if it's the good life you want, there’s a course out there for you. Tom Antebi rounds up some of the best
… Antebi | 13th May 2011 Ethical Living Hens Permaculture Crafts Cheese Making Eco Refurb … information go to www.daylesfordorganic.co.uk Permaculture introductory weekend When: … to give participants a basic knowledge of permaculture – a form of sustainable land use …
Hector Christie, owner of the Tapeley Park estate and farm in Devon and renowned environmental campaigner, is urging the public to join a day of action against the Roundup weedkiller. CATHERINE EARLY reports
… August 2017 News Monsanto Farming Pestacide Permaculture 405198.jpg Hector Christie, owner … according to Pesticide Action Network UK . Permaculture garden A petition calling for … and established one of the country's oldest permaculture gardens on his estate 20 years …
In an economic climate where village shops are closing, woodsman Ben Law has helped his village open a new shop with a difference
… January 2010 Activism Climate Change Energy Permaculture Ben Law Community Shops … wryly. Maddy Harland is the editor of Permaculture Magazine - inspiration for sustainable living www.permaculture.co.uk You can read her blog here …
The Green Gathering is a festival with a rich history that's not afraid to encompass hedonism, writes Emma Fordham - but also goes way beyond it. A showcase of real life alternatives with a mission to have fun and change the world, it's coming back this summer - so prepare for an unforgettable experience (and £10 off the ticket price).
… has gone on to receive positive reviews in Permaculture Magazine and Juno and has won … festival organisers are working with the Permaculture Association to raise awareness about the International Permaculture Convergence to be held in the UK …
A future of green abundance for all is possible, writes Glen Barry. Instead we are mired in the destruction of the Earth's vital ecosystems, divided by obscene wealth and shameful poverty, and pitted against each other in genocidal wars over energy, resources and global dominance. To make that alternative a living reality, we must shed our fears and come together in common purpose.
… within an encompassing matrix of organic permaculture, and natural and regenerating … regenerating ecosystems, creating sustainable permaculture agro-forests, and most people … can live long and well from the riches of permaculture and organic gardens interspersed …
Had enough of being a 'good environmental liberal' - trying to do the right thing while the world gets ever worse? Adam H argues for a Deep Green Resistance that attacks the power structures that perpetrate environmental destruction.
… have been involved in Transition Town and Permaculture groups. A few have wwoofed on … doing great work around this in Transition, permaculture and eco-community groups. " A … community in SW Wales. He has studied Permaculture with a particular interest in …
To make Chris Huhne's 'Green Deal' a success - and meet the UK's carbon reduction targets - we need to redefine the green jobs sector and build the connection between individuals and environment, says Groundwork's chief executive
… neighbourhood around them. Our ‘Offshoots’ permaculture project in Burnley shows how … workshops for the general public focusing on permaculture, sustainability, eco-building …
Ecological farming has taken root in the UK, writes Phil Moore: drawing inspiration from the past while employing the latest ideas and techniques from organic, no-dig, permaculture, agroecology and agroforestry methods. But with agricultural fields selling for up to £10,000 an acre, there's a big difficultly for many would-be eco-farmers: access to land. Now, with public support, that's a problem the Ecological Land Cooperative is determined to solve.
… ideas and techniques from organic, no-dig, permaculture, agroecology and agroforestry … ideas and techniques from organic, no-dig, permaculture, agroforestry and agroecology …
Earthship Brighton, an award-winning off-grid community centre set in an organic farm within the South Downs National Park, has hosted hundreds of events and inspired tens of thousands of visitors over the last decade, writes Phil Moore, demonstrating green technologies and energy-efficient living. But now it's in need of a refit.
… education for schoolchildren and courses in permaculture and green building. It's one of a …
Since 1967, Israeli soldiers and 'settlers' in occupied Palestine have destroyed 800,000 olive trees in an attempt to force Palestinian farmers from their land, writes Megan Perry. 'Our response to this injustice will never be with violence, and we will never give up and leave.'
… one of the worst affected villages, Marda Permaculture Farm , run by Murad Alkhufash, … land to come back and use it." The farm runs permaculture design courses and seeks to …
The Apricot Centre in Essex is a unique project that uses organic horticulture and animal husbandry to heal, inspire and educate children from diverse backgrounds, and kindle love for the natural world, writes Martin Large. Now it's expanding to Devon, to establish a second, much larger biodynamic smallholding near Totnes and Dartington.
Healing and inspiring children with animals, mud and a touch of magic Martin Large | 23rd August 2014 Ethical Living Food Farming Society Health Wellbeing UK Organic apricot children in …
Many people dismiss environmentalism as a middle-class luxury that few can afford. But in Mexico City a group of impoverished street punks are pioneering radical social alternatives because their survival depends on it. Holly Wren reports.
… south of Mexico City, Chiwy and Jar learned permaculture techniques, which they then took …
More people are turning to eco communities as a viable alternative to urban life. Laura Sevier reports
… www.bioregional.com Crystal Waters Permaculture Village, Australia Nestled in the … 100km north of Brisbane, is Crystal Waters Permaculture Village. Covering an area of … and design of the environment were based on ‘permaculture’ principles. This ‘true blue’ …
For most of 2015 Walter Lewis travelled around England and Wales meeting and photographing people producing food outside the confines of mainstream agriculture - working out of a passion for the earth and the Earth rather than for commercial gain. He completed his exploration inspired, and determined to spread word of quiet revolution under way across the fields of Britain.
… returned to, the land and putting organic, permaculture or biodynamic methods to the …
Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ain died yesterday after being attacked by Israeli soldiers while planting olive trees in the West Bank - a peaceful and fruitful challenge to a long and brutal military occupation. As Zaytoun co-founder Cathi Pawson writes, we can help by buying organic Palestinian olive oil, available in the UK against all the odds.
… Masoud, whom I had previously met on a permaculture course, and who had also spent …
A orchard garden has taken root on a long-vacant lot in an economically and racially divided neighborhood of Boston, writes Orion Kriegman. In the making it has united a community, helped to heal deep scars of violence, and inspired a wider reclamation of the urban commons.
… to beautify the lot. (It's been a rain-fed permaculture garden ever since.) But the most …
Jeremy Corbyn's soaraway success in Labour's leadership contest poses an existential threat to the Greens, writes Rupert Read. To counter it we must re-assert our distinctive ethos, values, policies and principles, rooted in ecologism not socialism, respecting natural limits, opposed to endless economic growth, dedicated to building and sharing the wealth we all hold in common.
… fertilizers; we need to invest massively in permaculture, agroforestry, organic farming …