A life sustaining world begins with slowing down

The overriding assumption of our industrial growth society is that we are and should be making progress. It urges us to do better. Better than we did last year. Better than previous generations. Better than our peers. It exhorts us to go faster, do more, achieve. And so we all rush to a goal that Read More …

Appreciation – a Druid’s time saving technique

Originally, Permaculture was a land based system, all about who to do agriculture in a more ecologically sound way. As it evolved, its practitioners started to apply its tools to other aspects of life. That’s how ‘permanent agriculture’ turned into ‘permanent culture’. I am particularly drawn to Permaculture as applied to the ‘Peoplecare’ Ethic and Read More …

Gratitude – a Druid’s harvesting tool

The third Permaculture principle as expressed by David Holmgren is ‘Obtain a yield’. When working with the land, you can take that quite literally: make sure that you get a harvest at the end of your season’s gardening. But yield can be so much more than that. When I’ve read about this principle, it always Read More …