For the last 8 years or so I promised myself I would make time to immerse myself to be local in my place I have called home for a long time now – long enough to call myself a local. I mean local in the Helena Norberg Hogson meaning of localisation, who is my inspiration […]
As the spring equinox passes for us here we are gathering energy to emerge into the light!! PEAS is setting up the next tranche of workshops and courses. You can book on Humanitix. All programs are in the Canberra region – Southern Tablelands. Intro to permaculture weekend – give yourself a gift of abundance […]
Making positive change in the world – even in your world – is hard. Even the smallest idea for action may make us hesitate, leave it for someone else or second guess our right or capability to give it a go and learn from what happens next and build. Hearing a conversation today about choice, […]
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 […]
Showing my kitchen and household systems to our ‘intro to permaculture’ course participants is a bit nerve-wracking – it’s easy to wonder how judgemental people might be about hygiene, aesthetics, choices and detritus left by a shared household in the kitchen and ‘oh how pure are my principles’ for what is in the fridge and […]
The more I listen to and read about designers talk about design as a process, the clearer it is to me that we work best from frameworks – the bigger perspectives and patterns. Having more frameworks (by that I mean theories grounded in truth/evidence) to draw on, gives you more edge and depth as a […]
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/
URBAN DESIGN 11 Tropical climate Climate zone 1 – High humidity summer, warm winter South east facing balcony ~2.5 x6m rectangle- one corner (SW) is shaded in the afternoon from building shadows, 2 aircon outlets facing onto balcony (Balcony facing aircon outlet not used in summer) Rental No budget to allocate, no transport – relies […]
I have been filling my head up with noise. Mainly to avoid thoughts. Podcasts, netflix, work worries, family worries, end of earth worries. I have been filling my life with a virtual existence outweighing the real physical sense of place. Now I have stopped. mostly except for a few meetings and tech issues to fix […]