New Internationalist, a magazine devoted to grassroots
global development, had a whole issue devoted to permaculture
July 2007
Issue No. 402
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Edible
Earth
In search of bright ideas, David Ransom begins by learning some
very basic lessons about how to design a more sustainable, permanent
culture.
The
ethical heart of permaculture
Maddy Harland outlines the principles that make it beat.
The
problem is the solution
How the prospect of penury forced David Ransom to discover that
there’s more than money to be saved both at work and at his new home on a
Dutch barge.
Tasmanian roots
The two Australians, Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, set the ball
rolling – Russ Grayson and Steve Payne tell their story.
No-dig
for victory
A fresh forest of networks is blooming in the inner cities of Bristol and
London, where David Ransom tries to keep pace with Peak Oil as
well.
Barns
to beacons
A co-operative of ‘peasants’ in rural Dorset and a remarkable woman in
the Brecon Beacons set some inspiring examples.
10 DIY
permaculture ideas
From living roofs and forest gardens to animal tractors and chicken
greenhouses.
Global
common sense
A brief tour around the permacultural world – North America, Nepal, Cuba,
India, Palestine, Zimbabwe.
Permanent culture
Had David Ransom known, he might well have taken the same path
much sooner.
Action
Contacts, books, websites.
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Radio New Internationalist features permaculture
design efforts
This program gets down in the dirt to ask
progressive people from around the world: 'How does your garden grow?'
Permaculture may still be seen by many as the fodder of the fringe, but
its designs are having profound results – stopping starvation, combating
climate change, and creating more cohesive communities. Get ready for
some reasoned realignment as we welcome co-editor of New
Internationalist magazine David Ransom, and hear how growing
your own veggies is a profoundly political act, challenging the heart of
today’s consumer culture.
Radio New Internationalist – How does your garden
grow?
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This
program gets down in the dirt to ask progressive people from around the
world: 'How does your garden grow?' Permaculture may still be seen by
many as the fodder of the fringe, but its designs are having profound
results – stopping starvation, combating climate change, and creating
more cohesive communities. Get ready for some reasoned realignment as we
welcome co-editor of New Internationalist magazine David
Ransom, and hear how growing your own veggies is a profoundly
political act, challenging the heart of today’s consumer culture.
- Permaculturalist Pam Morgan shows us around the rooftops,
corridors and workplaces of urban Cuba – places conscripted for growing
fruits and vegetables to successfully stave of food shortages.
- Chris Evans tells us about how young people are putting down
their guns to make Edible Earth in Nepal. (Chris is the Country
Representative for Appropriate Technology Asia (ATA) Nepal, and advisor
of Himalayan Permaculture Group).
- Jonathan Dawson, President of Global Ecovillages, explains how
permaculture principles are outperforming carbon offsets in bringing down
greenhouse gas emissions.
- And while we’re talking about more creative consuming, author
Sharon Beder adds her thoughts about compulsive market disorders.
This week’s album is an old favourite: Rene Lacaille and
Bob Brozman’s fabulous CD DigDig, where the pulse of the
Pacific melts into the arms of Bluegrass and Latin.