permaculture

New company in SF will grow your vegetables for you in your own backyard. If you have extra space you can get a discount for allowing them to grow excess to sell to other urbanites.

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How can we not only adjust to but thrive in a post-oil world? Totnes, UK has become a Transition Town-- moving toward energy independence with some surprising benefits along the way.

Midwest Permaculture is a business created and owned by Bill and Becky Wilson of Stelle (30 year residents) with the goal of promoting more sustainable ways of living and providing quality permaculture education and training.

In this short documentary, we take an in-depth look at the everyday life and times of a member of a sustainable community, Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage.

Earth needs humans to figure out our shared destiny, says AlanSeid, whose interest is both the outer and inner dimensions ofsustainability. Outside there's ecology, social systems andeconomics (e.g., in Permaculture). Inside is the psychological dimension of personal and group values and intentions. How do wemeet people where they are, engender respect, promote crucialinformation-sharing, and motivate change?

ascende is about to land shortly in the meeting area. on board of his lifeship mary, donated by the council of regions for abundance, he has some ripe tomatoes, aeroponicly grown, ready as present for perma. perma is living a simple life near the earth exploring permaculture harmony ways. Can you imagine and write on what fruits the friendship between ascende and perma can bear ?

It's easier to live green when we are living in a sustainable home - but it's not often that we focus on home when we are trying to make the planet more sustainable. This White Paper on The State of Shelter gives a good context for sustainable home-making, and some great ideas for greening your shelter. And as a bonus, it's available for free re-publication.

Give Starhawk a chance though she may have a funny name. She has written some inspiring and brilliant books which span all sorts of knowledge and wisdom from her experience with activism, permaculture, gardening, wilderness awareness school, and earth-based spirituality.

The Green Suburbanite tells how he has found satisfaction working with ecological garden design in a sustainable house project. From native plants to carbon capture rain gardens he sees a new lawn and garden evolving.

An interview with the Permaculture visionary and co-founder in Argentina. What green exactly is appropriate for us to be sustaining?

Sustainability begins at home, where our environmental footprint is heavy. More than 30% of our carbon emissions are produced by our shelters. Live Green, Live Smart™ was founded to help ordinary people find ways to make practical changes in their daily behavior and in their shelters to preserve, protect, and restore the earth’s environmental integrity.

Thanks to the effort of many people, natural building enthusiasts and people who are just curious can participate in the Natual building Colloquium from October 19-28, 2007 in Kerrville, Texas. Located in the beautiful Hill Country, colloquium participants will benefit from slideshows and lectures on various contruction systems as well as participate in some hands-on building. All of the structures will be built on the grounds of the Kerrville Folk Festival so the thousands of next year's 18-day festival attendees will be exposed to the beauty and simplicity of permaculture.

The Sustainable House can be yours today, with these plans and off-the-shelf technology. This team of green builders is working to set new standards for green residential building. The Sustainable House is a demonstration in the LEED for Homes Pilot Project, and is racing to be the first Platinum certified LEED remodel in America. Instead of a teardown, SKD architects and Live Green, Live Smart recycled a post-war rambler to show that green living can be quality contemporary living compatible with existing neighborhoods.

Dancing Rabbit TV is the official video blog of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. Located in northeastern Missouri, Dancing Rabbit is an off-the-grid intentional community dedicated to ecological sustainability and creating social awareness, and this video series highlights the pursuits of its members striving to lead lower impact and eco-conscious lives.