Articles

The Ecocity: The only way to organise massive populations?

Richard Register & Sven Eberlein |

Sunday, 19th May 2013

SE: There's a lot of "ecocity-washing" going on right now. At the same time there isn't a true ecocity on earth yet. How far can a model veer from the true ecocity vision in the name of moving in the right direction?
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Putting the 'permanent culture' into permaculture

Looby Macnamara |

Wednesday, 15th May 2013

Personal sustainability is the ability to sustain ourselves: our energy levels, health and connection to our dreams and visions, other people and our higher self. People have a responsibility to maintain their own physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health...

Why is Polyface Farm so successful? How Joel Salatin creates self-generating, profitable enterprises

Maddy Harland |

Tuesday, 14th May 2013

Recently I reported on how Polyface Farm uses techniques such as mob grazing and mobile farm infrastructure to lock up carbon, build soil and create a diverse set of yields. I also explained how Joel Salatin, his family and his associates market and sell their...

One of Peter Cowman's low impact timber frame buildings

How building your own home can awaken survival instincts

Derry Nairn |

Sunday, 12th May 2013

"Anyone here from the planning office?"

A malevolent grumble dashes around the room - planners are not the most popular breed in County Wicklow – before we are shown a house that successfully, and, I might add, legally, circumvented the pitfalls of local...

Recycling human waste to improve sanitation and produce food

Mark Sanders |

Wednesday, 8th May 2013

As the global use of inorganic mined fertilisers increases, so do the resulting environmental impacts in the form of increasing Nitrous Oxide emissions and heavy metals in local watercourses and groundwater sources.

Spring cleaning – fertility, pruning and energy in the home

Looby Macnamara |

Sunday, 5th May 2013

As spring is arriving at last one of the urges for a lot of us is to start spring cleaning. It is a natural pattern of clearing out the energy from the winter months and letting fresh air into our lives.

How Joel Salatin markets and sells Polyface Farm produce