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[https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/11/19/how-permaculture-offers-a-path-to-climate-justice/ by Christina Ergas 19/11/21 COUNTERPUNCH] | [https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/11/19/how-permaculture-offers-a-path-to-climate-justice/ by Christina Ergas 19/11/21 COUNTERPUNCH] | ||
Permaculture’s three main tenets – caring for the Earth, caring for the people and sharing the surplus – offer a potential path toward climate justice, which is a response to well-researched phenomena that climate change disproportionately harms underprivileged groups in economic, public health and other ways, and solutions to climate change should include adaptation strategies designed specifically for underprivileged groups.I spent time at two communities in the Pacific Northwest and in Cuba during the fieldwork for my book “Surviving Collapse.” I witnessed how the communities worked to cut emissions and adapt to climate change in two ways: with egalitarian social organization and regenerative farming techniques. | Permaculture’s three main tenets – caring for the Earth, caring for the people and sharing the surplus – offer a potential path toward climate justice, which is a response to well-researched phenomena that climate change disproportionately harms underprivileged groups in economic, public health and other ways, and solutions to climate change should include adaptation strategies designed specifically for underprivileged groups.I spent time at two communities in the Pacific Northwest and in Cuba during the fieldwork for my book “Surviving Collapse.” I witnessed how the communities worked to cut emissions and adapt to climate change in two ways: with egalitarian social organization and regenerative farming techniques. | ||
=====Permaculture as a Gringo Movement===== | |||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/permaculture-as-a-gringo_b_9753212 by Tobias Roberts 27/4/17 HUFFPOST] | |||
I have a friend from Central America who is a diehard advocate for all things organic. He eats organic, grows organic, and dedicates his time to working with small farmers across the region to help them incorporate more environmentally friendly production practices. I once asked him about what inspired the work to which he has dedicated his life. He mentioned first the ancestral agricultural practices of his Mayan ancestors but went on to mention more current sources such as the agroecology movement, biodynamics, traditional organic gardening, amongst others. When I asked him about the permaculture movement however, he laughed scornfully and remarked: "Permaculture isn´t anything but a movement of gringo hippies who are pretending to be farmers." | |||
=====Permaculture Poised to Conquer the Caribbean===== | |||
[https://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/05/23/permaculture-poised-conquer-caribbean by Mark Olalde 23/5/14 Common Dreams] | |||
Erle Rahaman-Noronha is not a revolutionary, not in any radical sense at least. He is not even that exciting. In truth, Rahaman-Noronha is merely a man with a shovel, a small farm, and a big dream. But that dream is poised to conquer the Caribbean. | |||
Rahaman-Noronha wants to see ‘permaculture’ - short for permanent agriculture - take root and spreads across the Caribbean, and he is doing his part by teaching anyone who will listen about its benefits. | |||
=====Young Kenyan Sees Permaculture Seeding Peace===== | |||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/young-kenyan-sees-permaculture-seeding-peace_b_7968578 by MEL SELLICK 6/12/17 HUFFPOST] | |||
This was one of the first things Yongo Otieno Wycliffe said to me, peering through a smeared video image with bare, yellowed walls towering behind him. I was impressed by how, at only age 23, his wisdom spoke loudest against the stark background. | |||
=====Permaculture Action Course With Lucidity Festival 2015===== | |||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/permaculture-action-cours_b_7022820 by Morena Duwe 8/4/15 HUFFPOST] | |||
In addition to all that Lucidity has to offer, they are also taking part in the educational program, Permaculture Action Course. The permaculture movement is growing quickly and has a very strong presence in the transformational festival community. Permaculture is a type of environmental design that is modeled by the paradigm of natural ecosystems. It boasts sustainability through architecture, habitat and agriculture by utilizing more waste and wasting less. Inspired by The Polish Ambassador's successful "Pushing Through The Pavement Tour," this education program is revolutionizing the way the world lives. | |||
=====Climate Crisis: Permaculture, a road map to climate resilience===== | |||
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/10/2180339/-Climate-Crisis-Permaculture-A-road-map-to-climate-resilience by Gardening Toad 10/7/23 DAILY KOS] | |||
“Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people — providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.” Permaculture A Designers Manual by Bill Mollison | |||
=====What the Heck Is Permaculture?===== | |||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-the-heck-is-permacul_b_323106 by Linda Buzzell 25/5/11 HUFFPOST] | |||
Permaculture is an ecological design system based on deep observation of nature, and can be applied to gardens, farms, landscapes, homes and also to "invisible systems" like communities, economies, societies, our psyches and even our spiritual practices. It's a path towards sustainable living that is patterned on the way nature works, and can be applied in rural, suburban and urban areas. | |||
=====Teen Solidarity Against the Merchants of Death===== | |||
[https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/05/teen-solidarity-against-the-merchants-of-death/ by Kathy Kelly 5/3/18 COUNTERPUNCH] | |||
Here in Kabul, as the rising sun begins to warm our chilly rooms, I hear excited laughter from downstairs. Rosemary Morrow, a renowned Australian permaculture expert, has begun teaching thirty-five young students in a month-long course on low-resource farming. | |||
=====The Chemical-Free Food Movement Turning Dusty Land Into Fertile Paradise===== | |||
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/permaculture-food-sustainable-productive_n_5b8e3618e4b0162f47266755 by John Vidal 5/9/18 HUFFPOST] | |||
Kristof and Stacia Nordin’s 3.7-acre garden outside Lilongwe, in Malawi, is a food forest. Mango trees grow beside tall tamarinds, acacia, guavas, passion fruit and coconut palms. Below them are lemon and orange trees, tomatoes, blackjack, maize, and cassava. The ground is thick with pineapples and watermelon, and decomposing leaves and other plants cover a rich soil growing yams and sweet potatoes. | |||
