Tag Archive | "permaculture"

Talkfest indicates disconnect between community and peak environment organisations

Saturday, March 6, 2010

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March 2010's Climate Action Conference was a worthwhile event that highlighted a bridgeable disconnect between the peak environment organisations, academics and grassroots movements towards sustainability...

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The Trainer papers… 4

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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The Trainer papers… 4

SEGMENT 4... A response to Ted Trainer specifically addressing points he raises in criticism of the Transitions and permaculture movements...

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The Trainer papers… 3

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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The Trainer papers… 3

SEGMENT 3: Ted Trainer responds to comments published by me following his critique of the Transition and permaculture movements...

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The Trainer Papers… 2

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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The Trainer Papers… 2

SEGMENT 2... my first response to Ted Trainer following his criticism of the Transitions and permaculture movements...

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The Trainer papers… 1

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

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The Trainer papers… 1

SEGMENT 1: Ted Trainer's says that the Transition and permaculture movements do too little to change the economic structure of our society....

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Depot roof becomes power station in Randwick

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Depot roof becomes power station in Randwick

The new photovoltaic array on the roof of Randwick City Council's depot is just one of Council's sustainability initiatives...

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One year later… and a community garden blooms

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

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One year later… and a community garden blooms

IT'S GOOD TO SEE A PROJECT you have worked on come to fruition. That was the feeling as Kogarah City Council's Mayor, General Manager and other staff and gardeners officially opened the Carrs Park Community Garden. Faith Thomas and I started work on the project a little over a year ago...

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Future scenarios — both scary and hopeful

Friday, October 2, 2009

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Future scenarios — both scary and hopeful

With Future Scenarios, David Holmgren refocuses the permaculture design system on the big global issues but suggests a community-based response to addressing them...

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Food for thought in Sydney — two days with David Holmgren

Friday, October 2, 2009

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Food for thought in Sydney — two days with David Holmgren

The winds of late October failed to blow away those attending a series of events with permaculture co-originator, David Holmgren. David left people with food for thought about our future and how we, as communities, might respond to challenging global trends...

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Lawson residents ready to garden as community

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

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Lawson residents ready to garden as community

Not all that far from the sprawling city on the plain, the Blue Mountains is a world apart. It is also a world in which people have a sense of community, and Lawson folk are about to demonstrate that with a new community garden...

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