Autumn is the season of harvest and abundance. A time to gather the year’s gifts, dig the potatoes, and pick the winter squash. This is also a time to harvest successes after a year of adversity. We dig deep for learning and push back the media noise to pluck...
Fair Share & Future Care: an Equinox and Birthday Celebration Charles sends these Equinox greetings. “This year, I turn 50, and I invite you all to join me in celebrating! Starhawk and I are hosting a ritual and conversation about the third permaculture ethic,...
Nature Connection & Observation for Permaculturalists Permaculture design invites us to observe deeply before we interact. By learning to read the language and story told in the weather, bird calls, animal tracks, trees, plants, and waters, we begin to understand...
Running Your Business So It Doesn’t Run You Being self-employed or starting a small business can sound glamorous. Freedom! Creativity! Flexible schedule! Being the boss! Right?! Maybe, maybe not. Sometimes, while we’re transitioning our side hustle into a...
Designing a World of Abundance Abundance is clean water, nutritious food, healthy children, and a thriving community. True abundance does not come from far off politicians or the economic rat race. True abundance comes from building healthy communities and landscapes....