The word “permaculture” comes from the combination of “permanent” + “agriculture”. Since food is vital for culture, permaculture is also “permanent” + “culture”. It has the potential for solving many existing problems…
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A brief exploration of the ethics of lying.
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How resilient do you want to be? Spread your bets among 6 levels of resilience according to how probable a particular worldview is and how confident you are about that probability.
Levels of Resilience: Eggs in one basket? Read More »
Short Summary The economy is bad and getting worse. Put money in diverse assets (including 5-10% in gold and silver) and insurance in multiple countries. Be prepared for government services to be provided privately (e.g., water, education, security). Divest yourself of investment real estate, especially in large cities. For maximum safety move to small, rural
“The Great Reckoning” by Davidson and Rees-Mogg – Notes Read More »
Willie Smits, born in the Netherlands but living in (and citizen of) Indonesea for the past 35 years, works in tropical Indonesia to re-establish not only forests which then increase rainfall by 25% (using only 5,000 acres) but also to re-establish the communities of people needed to make those forests permanent. Resources to learn more
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Social technologies are an integral part of solutions for a functional future. “No-one would deny that people are the most difficult factor in any design or assembly. It is not that people lack the will to cooperate; it is more often that they have not adapted those sensible legal and administrative, or social mechanisms which allow
Social Technology Overview Read More »
Overview of solutions for shelter, food, heat, social technologies, tools, and a list of people putting it all together.
The Big 10 Solutions for Restoring Our Future Now Read More »
Heat, cook, hot water, drying, and a cozy place to sit: All benefits of a good wood stove + intelligent systems design. But what about getting the same benefits from rocket stoves which are supposed to be more efficient?
Use the water from your dehumidifier for your laundry machine
Using Dehumidifier Water in Valuable and Effortless Ways. Mine Does Laundry. Read More »
Wild rice is an annual plant growing in lakes or rivers in Wisconsin. It re-seeds itself every year and thus acts as a perennial in this way. Perennial food producers are a mainstay of permaculture approaches to food production (see, “Can permaculture feed the world?“). Apparently, there used to be large wild rice beds in
Wild Rice in Wisconsin Read More »