Sustainable revolution permaculture in ecovillages, urban farms, and communities worldwide

Urban gardeners. Seed-saving collectives. Intentional communities. Renewable energy innovators and proponents of gift economies. How are these seemingly disparate groups connected? Based on common ethics of sustainable cultures throughout history, the ecological design systems of permaculture is the...

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Main Author: Birnbaum, Juliana, 1974-
Other Authors: Fox, Louis, 1974-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, 2014.
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505 0 |a 1. Introduction to regenerative design through permaculture. Introduction : The essential role of cultural pioneers ; Zone 00, from personal to cultural transformation ; Permaculture as a revolutionary act ; Beyond perma-colonialism ; A language based in nature's patterns ; Fractals and synergy ; The ethics of permaculture -- The principles of permaculture -- Referencing this book by site location : Classifying the Earth's ecosystems -- Climate zones & site location map -- Referencing this book by domains of action -- 2. Tropical/equatorial climates: forest and savanna zones. Yorenka Ãtame Center, Brazil -- Ecocentro IPEC, Brazil -- The Organization of Permaculture and Art, Brazil -- Project Bona Fide, Nicaragua ; Atlantida Ecovillage, Colombia : The ecovillage movement in Colombia -- Punta Mona Center, Costa Rica : Land/nature stewardship: Chinampas -- Maya Mountain Research Farm, Belize -- Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation, Cuba -- Badilisha EcoVillage Trust, Kenya -- Kesho Leo Children's Village, Tanzania -- The Panya Project, Thailand -- Maab Euang Learning Center, Thailand -- Cabiokid Project, Philippines : Land tenure/community governance: Victoria Tauli-Corpuz on indigenous rights -- Green School, Indonesia -- Ka'ala and Hoa'Aina, U.S.A. -- La'akea Permaculture Community, U.S.A. : Culture/education: Starhawk on social permaculture -- 3. Arid climates: desert and steppe zones. Dead Sea Valley Permaculture Project, Jordan -- Kibbutz Lotan Community, Israel : Building: earth-based architecture -- Project Bustan, Israel -- Greater World Earthship Community, U.S.A. : Building: passive-solar architecture -- Lama Foundation, U.S.A. -- Suvraga Aguyt Cooperative, Mongolia : Building: the yurt -- Ladakh Ecological Development Group, India : Dr. Vandana Shiva on climate change -- 4. Temperate/subtropical climates: humid and highland zones. Lagoswatta Ecovillage, Sri Lanka : Ten basic human needs -- Bija Vidyapeeth and Navdanya, India -- Auroville Township and Ecovillage, India : Land/nature stewardship: Sadhana Forest community ; Land/nature stewardship: terracing -- O-Farm and Hong Kong's agriculture, China -- Fuzhou Wastewater Treatment Project, China -- Zaytuna Farm and PRI, Australia -- Djanbung Gardens and Jarlanbah, Australia -- Huehuecóyotl Ecovillage, Mexico : Culture/education: the Rainbow Peace Caravan -- Qachuu Aloom Association, Guatamala : Amaranth -- I'jatz Association, Guatamala : Finances/economics: Aché Guayakí Forest Preservation -- The Farm, U.S.A. : Health/spiritual well-being: midwifery on the farm ; Political outreach on the farm ; Tools/technology: biochar -- The GreenHouse Project, South Africa -- Chikukwa and CELUCT, Zimbabwe : Dr. Joanne Tippett on the edge effect -- Durban Botanic Gardens, South Africa -- 5. Temperate/subtropical climates: Mediterranean and maritime zones. Torri Superiore Ecovillage, Italy -- Peace Research Village Tamera, Portugal -- Hava & Adam Eco-Educational Farm, Israel -- Los Angeles Eco-Village, U.S.A. -- People's Grocery, U.S.A. : Mo' Better Foods -- OAEC/Sowing Circle, U.S.A. : Culture/education: an interview with OAEC's Brock Dolman -- City Repair, U.S.A. -- Bullock's Permaculture Homestead, U.S.A. -- O.U.R. Ecovillage, Canada -- Transition Norwich, U.K. : Finances/economics: Charles Eisenstein on local currencies -- Tinker's Bubble Eco-Community, U.K. -- Findhorn Ecovillage, U.K. -- Svanholm Collective and Ecovillage, Denmark -- Rainbow Valley Farm, New Zealand -- CERES, Australia -- Melliodora, Australia : Land tenure/community governance: from an interview with David Holmgren -- 6. Snow climates: continental and taiga zones. EcoVillage at Ithaca, U.S.A. -- Growing Power, U.S.A. -- The Federation of Damanhur, Italy -- Kovcheg Ecovillage, Russia : Culture/education: the Anastasia movement ; Land/nature stewardship: thirty million permaculturists -- Sólheimar Ecovillage, Iceland -- Fuji Eco Park Village, Japan : Land/nature stewardship: Japan's natural farming movement -- Permaculture Center of Japan, Japan -- David Holmgren on permaculture and the future. 
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