Category Archives: Permaculture

Il Faut Cultiver Notre Jardin

Gardening plans

A Review of David Fleming’s Lean Logic (and Resilience)

Resilience in complex systems and slack systems.

Preparing to Collapse in Place with Permaculture

Sunday morning thoughts on gardening.

Gaius Publius: Can Miami Beach Survive Global Warming?

Miami Beach as a canary in the coal mine for global warming.

The Future of Work and the Role of Climate Change

Consideration of climate change has been almost totally missing from discussions about the future of work. What happens when you include it?

Permaculture in Cold Climates

Permaculture in Vermont and “the jackpot.”

Wine and Water Watch (WWW) Challenges Northern California’s Invasive Wine Empire

Northern California activists opposed to the land and water use practices of the wine industry are stepping up their efforts.

How Many Edible Forests Are There in the United States?

A survey of edible forest projects, techniques, and implications.

California’s North Coast Wine Industry: How “Sustainable” Is It?

How California’s wine industry contributes to the drought and spends big bucks to tell consumers otherwise.

Are Locavores a Threat to Feeding the Planet Efficiently?

As local food has grown, so have the number of critics who claim that locavores have a dilemma. Are they right?

Open Thread on Water

Readers are invited to share what they know about water, water-handing, what grows where, etc.

Mud Season

“The old is dying and the new cannot be born.”<

Permaculture Food Forest Garden on Quarter-Acre Home Lot

Tour of a permaculture garden, with tips on stakes, saving rainwater, raised beds, and a key concept: Stacking functions. Also lots of vegetables and fruit trees.