If permaculture was an Olympic event, then Goddess Permaculture would be representing Ireland for sure. Wow. Notice how she shows you what nature looked like at the start. An empty field. Then, she planted a forest filled with life…flowers, birds, food, medicine, everything in what must be the most calming place for miles. Check out…
Toby has excellent videos that look at the origins of agriculture and civilization. Understanding agriculture and its roots really helps in understanding our world and cultures.
Soil is the ultimate sink for carbon in the atmosphere. It can store all the carbon dioxide we have released into the atmosphere. Check out this recent article in the NY times on what we are learning about soil. I’m happy to finally read something that doesn’t demonize livestock. Livestock can be part of the…
poplar, hawthorn, sumac reporting for duty. They look excited to me. Hardwood cuttings from Cavaleiro Farm that are on the way to improving the farm
Hickory, alder and cherry brings new beginnings
Thirty years of leading food system building by Esperanza Castillo in Peru. Check out the article here . So cool to have role models to look up too. We need more of this type of organizing in our rural communities here in Ontario, Canada, to make farming doable for a new generation of farmers.
Working on Urban Crops website and thinking about how we have such an opportunity right now to invest in ecological technologies and systems. I think about how most people invest cars, trips or extra something while they could be investing in food. Then I came across this great article in rolling stone about change. Check…
Local food is the place where it takes root. Connect to your food, community and ecology.
Winter has come on Cavaleiro Farm, however the snow hasn’t completely stopped us from grazing the sheep yet. Discovered an autumn olive tree on the way graze today and got a chance to save some seeds before the birds got all of them. Haven’t figured out which species I am looking at, however there…
