Everything is a Remix by Kirby Ferguson

“Our system of law doesn’t acknowledge the derivative nature of creativity. Instead, ideas are regarded as property, as unique and original lots with distinct boundaries. But ideas aren’t so tidy. They’re layered, they’re interwoven, they’re tangled. And when the system conflicts with the reality… the system starts to fail.” source

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Mother Earth

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Craig Sponholtz explaining his guidelines for watershed restoration

  Here’s a great video of Craig Sponholtz explaining his guidelines for watershed restoration. As with much of permaculture design, it’s all about expanding the edges of fertility, and starting with what you have. Which, is the case of re-hyrating a landscape, is the wet spots! It’s important to have options for fixing erosion and repairing your [...]

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12 Permaculture Principles to Help You Be More Productive

lifehack.org writes… “While technically we are still in the throes of winter here, the weather gods seem to be signalling the start of spring here, regardless! And with springtime, comes a desire to get out more into the outdoors – soak up the sunshine and get my hands dirty planning the year’s food garden. The more years [...]

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Perennial Staple Crops of the World

perennialsolutions.org writes… “Perennial Staple Crops are basic foodstuffs that grow on perennial plants. These plant sources of protein, carbohydrates, and fats can be harvested non-destructively – that is, harvest does not kill the plant or prevent future harvests. This group of crops includes grains, pulses (dry beans), nuts, dry pods, starchy fruits, oilseeds, high-protein leaves, and [...]

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Open Permaculture – by Sophia Novack

What is Permaculture? Permaculture is an approach to designing human settlements and agricultural systems that is modelled on the relationships found in nature. The word “permaculture” originally referred to “permanent agriculture”, but was expanded to also stand for “permanent culture” as it was seen that social aspects were integral to a truly sustainable system. Permaculture [...]

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How to research that flower or bug name using Google

I have just discovered this wonderful Google tool.  You can just take a photo of a flower (e.g.) and then drag-n-drop it onto the Google image search bar.  Google does the rest! The Google search results show you instances of that image (or similar) to help you find websites that could name that flower. http://images.google.com/

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