Archive for greening the desert
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In this podcast, Paul and Geoff Lawton talk about spreading Permaculture.
At the time of the interview, Geoff is in the Dead Sea valley in Jordan. He is near the original Greening the Desert site, which he and Paul discuss… Read more…
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Paul Wheaton talks to Owen Hablutzel about greening the Sahara Desert. 90% of the challenge with permaculture projects is the social and political dynamics. Owen talks about keeping humans and the ecosystem from being worked with separately. Organic matter does… Read more…
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Paul Wheaton talks to Owen Hablutzel about resilience science and recent International Permaculture Convergence. They talk about work Owen’s done in the Chihuahuan desert, utilizing keyline design in a very dry, cracked clay area. They talk about the Mimbres people… Read more…
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Paul reviews “The Man Who Stopped the Desert” with Caleb and Krista. The film is about Yacuba, in the Sahel, just south of the Sahara Desert. He practiced zai, which is similar to permaculture. It involves making pits for water… Read more…
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Paul Wheaton continues his conversation with Geoff Lawton. (The first part of the conversation is discussed here). Geoff talks about the importance of cooperation rather than territorialism–we need to promote anybody we can, and offer education wherever possible. It is… Read more…
Jocelyn Campbell (seattle events) and I review another movie!
Paul Stamets; desertification; creek restoration permaculture; polyculture; wood chipping; saving energy; wofati eco building; rocket stove; alternative energy; jean pain method; the man who planted trees; willie smits; geoff lawton; greening… Read more…