Why Urban Farming Is Key in the Fight Against Hunger and Climate Change
How urban farming can help alleviate food stress and buffer climate pressures.
Read more...Category Archives: Permaculture
January Thaw
Wood frogs, iguanas, anti-freeze, and plans for the garden
Read more...Thirteen Ways of Looking at Success and Failure in the Garden (2017)
A report on my garden in 2017.
Read more...Our Current Food System Is Broken and Unjust—We Need a Paradigm Shift That Values Nutrition as a Human Right
Plenty of food is produced, but it fails to reach at least an eighth of the world’s population that is suffering from hunger.
Read more...How Do We Reclaim Control Of Our Lives When the Economy Looms So Grim?
Lean Logic, community, and a post-growth world.
Read more...Il Faut Cultiver Notre Jardin
Gardening plans
Read more...A Review of David Fleming’s Lean Logic (and Resilience)
Resilience in complex systems and slack systems.
Read more...Preparing to Collapse in Place with Permaculture
Sunday morning thoughts on gardening.
Read more...Gaius Publius: Can Miami Beach Survive Global Warming?
Miami Beach as a canary in the coal mine for global warming.
Read more...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?
Read more...Permaculture in Cold Climates
Permaculture in Vermont and “the jackpot.”
Read more...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.
Read more...How Many Edible Forests Are There in the United States?
A survey of edible forest projects, techniques, and implications.
Read more...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.
Read more...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?
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