Featuring Helen Atthowe, BioDesign Farm, Stevensville, MT. Weed ‘Em and Reap Part 2 was produced by Oregon State University, for more information go to http://www.weedemandreap.org
Since the early weeks of the protest, regional farmers have been coming down independently to Occupy Wall Street to donate fruits and vegetables. In those days, meals were prepared in volunteers’ homes. Yet, as the protest quickly gained momentum, food preparation needed to get more organized, and Occupy Wall Street set up a daily dinner operation out of a soup kitchen in East New York, Brooklyn.
Source: WYNC
Nov 192011
Meet the Guerrilla Gardeners.
http://www.vimeo.com/31533066Students from Sterling College in Vermont came down to Occupy Wall Street and showed us how to plant and sow seeds anywhere where there is soil. In this short film, they demonstrate how easy it is to grow winter greens and beets right in the parks flower beds, and then speak earnestly and passionately about the importance of farming, and understanding where our food comes from.
Nov 022011
Poor people and communities of color are the most impacted by the dramatic ecological crises currently facing our planet.
In April of this year, Movement Generation and the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center convened nearly 30 activists and organizers representing various grassroots and social justice organizations from throughout California to participate in a two-week Liberation Permaculture Design Course.
Filmed by Patrick O’Conner of Oaklandsol.org for permaculture.coop
Liberation Permaculture, a framework and design science that invokes the traditional knowledge of land-based peoples, provides organizers with a methodology to resist systems of oppression through building resiliency in our communities. It is a means to prepare oppressed communities for the oncoming environmental disasters while building the world we want and need now.
Come hear these course participants report back about how they are implementing Liberation Permaculture into their organizing work and how it can provide us with a critical framework for the necessary and just transition from a carbon, consumption, and profit-based economy to the participatory and life-affirming, need-based society we envision for the future.
Presentations will be provided by individuals representing Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project, Urban Tilth, Asian Communities for Reproductive Justice, Ella Baker Center, Catalyst Project, People Organized to Win Employment Rights, Communities for a Better Environment and others.
Source: Oakland Local
Oct 072011
Food First Executive Director Eric Holt-Giménez talks about “Food Movements Unite!” an upcoming publication from Food First! Books.
http://www.vimeo.com/19417480Oct 062011
This video focuses on phases II and III of the project: the campus-wide garden design and implementation. UMass Amherst transformed a 1/4 grass lawn on campus into a thriving, abundant, permaculture garden during the 2010-2011 academic year. Learn how this student-led project can be easily replicated and spread to other campuses, institutions… any piece of land for that matter. UMass Amherst is one of the first university’s undertaking a project like this, directly on campus, and supplying the food to its dining commons.
Please considering donating to UMass Permaculture! http://umass.edu/give/?a=407 and Press UMass Amherst
Sep 262011
Matt Kilby explains how to plant a tree on a swale. A very big Swale that is approximately 2 km in length. Matt explains his method for growing trees for maximum survival in a fairly harsh environment at Mulloon Creek Natural Farms near Canberra, Australia. Eventually this swale will support a forest of trees based on sustainable and sensible design,
Visit Matt at www.treesforearth.com.au
Leran more about this farm at mcnf.com.au or visit
More info:http://www.ecofilms.com.au/
A new method of planting rice in Bali is protecting indigenous seed stocks, traditions and livelihoods, thanks to a local organization’s commitment to sharing knowledge and skills in sustainable permaculture practices.
http://www.vimeo.com/3727146The System of Rice Intensification (SRI), developed originally in Madagascar, is a method of cultivating rice that can double the yield of conventional rice harvests, while requiring 90% less seed, 80% less water, and no chemical inputs. The impacts of this new method are far-reaching, offering more income for farmers and their families, as well as a healthier environment for future generations. The Paradigm Shift Project has documented these impacts and the needs of the local community for more training workshops on the SRI method, led by local Balinese organization Tri Hita Karana Bal
Regenerative and perennial farming practices can sequester carbon to fight climate change while providing many additional benefits to people and the environment. From an Eric Toensmeier keynote at the 2011 Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference.
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Carbon Farming 4 Regenerative Livestock Systems
Carbon Farming 5: Perennial Farming Systems
Carbon Farming 6: Perennial Staple Crops
Carbon Farming 7: Movement Building
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