In our community groups, communication is key to our common success. Little things like saying hello, admiring someone’s beans or just smiling or nodding with a little eye contact can change someone’s day, especially if they feel isolated or lonely. We are all busy – too busy sometimes to read emails and newsletters that other […]
I had a strange experience today… I have been supporting a local food network using their online shop for many years for our weekly nourishment, socialising and volunteering with the team. Today I finally walked into their new shopfront, a traditionally style corner store in a nearby rural town. As I entered the beautifully designed […]
I am trying a brew to repel mossies around my parent’s yard. They are vicious and active all day so it’s unpleasant and you have to use repellents to stay still outside which is a pity given it’s summer in Queensland. I have cleaned up for all the still water in pot trays and damp […]
Herewith a list of credible resources to support living well **updated from time to time** one integrated planet: https://app.thebrain.com/embed/71dd0656-6db7-47b8-89a6-1f2074bfbc28 https://www.freepermaculture.com/digitalpermaculture/
We recently updated our emergency plan for our share home realising there would only be 3 people not 4 to prepare and possibly wrangle our valued stuff, 6 chickens, and 2 cats into a car; and go to move a horse potentially all at the same time. We will not ‘stay and defend’ (beyond once […]
Charge #biketaxi #sanctuary #sanctuary2 (indoor cats are good for birds ) #permaculture #rebuild (soil, compost beast) #tree house – koalas need homes too #picnic – mushroom logs on the co-operative farm #soilcityfarmscooperative #Moshpit #Tomorrow #Punk – the anarchy of analog – pen to paper #solarpunktober
Estuarine complexity “start by understanding where you are, You build some boundaries, create some novel linkages, put somethings into the shade or eradicate them while giving energy to others.”^ ^Dave Snowden Cynefin Company Exploring… Estuarine mapping first edition Cynefin St David’s 2023 2 of 2 Updated Estuarine typologies https://tomkerwin.substack.com/p/a-trip-into-the-estuary Constraints Alicia Juarrero, Professor […]
What is meant by the word – scale? Scale is a provocative word. If you are a citrus grower, you don’t want scale. To some, scale (as in ‘increasing the scale of a project, idea or activity’) means commodifying it for capitalism, selling out. Scale has been co-opted as word in entrepreneur and innovation circles […]
Why AI will never use information in the same way as humans. I say never although I fully understand that might not be true for all time.