There are no mistakes in a forest. There is no problem that does not hold the seed of its own solution. There is no waste in a forest. There is no fertilizer, no irrigation, no weeding. Every being’s gifts are another being’s Read more…
In the photo above, Sheilah uses a small fire to char the ends of bamboo poles for our low-cost deer fence. We are not our names; and yet, what we name a being calls in bright resonances. When a name Read more…
What if we have everything we need? How does a garden begin? Past the first dream of ripe and gnarly heirloom tomatoes, and after finding the perfect space in whatever land we are lucky enough to be able to alter, Read more…
My journey to Permaculture began in a community garden in 2011 in Carrboro, North Carolina. Like most people I knew, I didn’t know how to grow vegetables. I couldn’t identify one tree from another. I remember being asked to mulch Read more…
“Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They do not preach learning and precepts, they preach, undeterred by particulars, the ancient law of life… When we Read more…
Imagine you wanted to help a relationship with someone and so you visited a therapist together. You both tell the therapist your problems and pay them a lot of money. Everyone goes home, and in a week you meet up Read more…
Compost is the miraculous formed in worm guts; a homebrew resurrection where weeds, rinds, peels, junk mail, old love letters, failed food experiments and delicious leftovers alike find themselves heaped together to surrender their past and be reborn. Compost piles Read more…
Look back far enough into where you come from, past the upheavals and displacements of history and the endless alerts of our anxious screens, and you will find people who look, sound, cry, smile, and laugh a lot like you Read more…
Mother Earth has been through changes far greater than those we are creating. At one point, her entire surface was a blanket of glowing magma. She was as near to a perfect to sphere as she has ever been, shining Read more…
Seeds, Soil, Shelter, Water, Air, Community, Care, Health, and Spirit. These are our needs. Our seeds need to be open-pollinated, so that they can continue without proprietary hybrids. Our soil needs to be ours to learn from and restore, so Read more…
