Because this needs to be the season of kindness and slowness, even while we distance. And there’s LOTS of things you can make and do, starting now. Why all this, right now? Well, as Sydney doctor, immunologist and researcher Dr Dan Suan recently pointed out – ‘Social isolation/distancing is not an act of fear –…
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Growing your own nutritious sprouts and microgreens at home is super easy – you don’t even need a garden space. A kitchen bench will do just fine. And the results? Fresh, flavourful sprouts – packed with nutrients – and tasty leafy micro greens – to top your sandwiches and salads, or add to your stir…
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Every product that we buy comes with an impact, especially the ones we buy regularly, and don’t really think about. This everyday climate action is a challenge of observing and interacting with your everyday – by researching the life cycle of a product you use every day, and then replacing it with a better choice,…
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‘What should we do in a crisis?’ is a question we get asked a lot, as permaculture educators. In light of the current situation/s, here’s a few thoughts to add to your mix. Preparedness has always been at the heart of permaculture design and thinking. The idea of self and community-level reliance, that we should…
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This little challenge is subtle but powerful – how much do you know about the water that flows by where you live? How much do you know about where it comes from, and where it flows to? Once, our waterways were intrinsic to our communities’ health – on a practical, day-to-day basis. Water is life,…
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Here’s an everyday climate action for you that’s super easy, with big effects for both your health and for your carbon footprint, too. Learn to actively manage your house’s temperature – in small but significant ways. You will find that this Permaculture Living 2020 action is not just about heating and cooling – it’s also…
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This everyday climate action is very simple, and you can start doing it today. Pay the rent. To the people upon whose traditional lands you live, work and benefit from, each and every day. Hopefully, in the future, we will all work together to achieve repatriation for the traditional owners of the lands on which…
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This everyday action is about observing and interacting with your local neighbourhood – by gathering and then learning about five wild and useful plants, that grow near you.
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Need some effective thinking tools to get you started with permaculture living? The 12 permaculture principles, created by David Holmgren, are exactly that. Let’s dig in and have a look at them. Alrighty, so before we dive into the nuts and bolts of all the everyday climate action tools that we’re going to work through,…
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Are you ready to make 2020 your year of action? Of everyday climate action, as well as the year that you gather the skills and habits you need to live a permaculture life – one that nourishes you, your family and your community? Great! We would love to help you make that happen. And so…
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Following on from our last post about climate ready communities, let’s look at some home-level strategies and ideas for radical hope. There are so very many to choose from! First off, if you’ve just arrived, read last week’s post about radical hope. Then let’s get going. Home-based action changes everything (in your head). This first…
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Well, here we all are. In the climate crisis we were all hoping to avoid. It’s time to muster your community, and get to work. Where do we start? With inspiring precedents, and with community resources for radical hope. The fires are raging from end to end in Australia this year, and it’s not even…
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When it comes to creating community and local food economies, local bread is one of the basics. And in the little town of Daylesford in regional Victoria, a micro-business called Two Fold Bakehouse is smashing the community baking model out of the park. The two bakers of Two Fold run a CSB – otherwise known…
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