True Sustainability reaches across all areas of life...
Environmental - Economic - Social - Cultural

These areas are interdependent and mutually reinforcing...

For a more sustainable future, we must deliver on all of these areas.
Hello, Kia ora, Shalom, Al Salaam a'alaykum, Bonjour, Guten Tag, Selam, Czesc, Merhaba, Namaste, Buon giorno, Assalamu alai kum, Konnichiwa, Hola, Talofa lava, Hallo...
I'm wondering if there are any experts on edible wild fungi in New
Zealand, particularly in the Wellington area. I am among a number of
people looking to learn more about what is forageable in New Zealand.
If you know of any books or resources that offer good information, in
particular on fungi, preferably with photographs and good descriptions,
on what is edible and what is poisonous. Please post details here.
Kia Ora Everybody,
I have heard a lot about people offering internships on their land; providing the opportunity to come and learn more about permaculture. Does anybody know how I find out who is offering such things?
I'm seeking a ride for my friend and I to the permaculture Hui in raglan Friday morning 16th April 2010. Any leads would be great. My number is 027 283 6662.
cheers
from Anna
WE are just starting up a fruit forest on a hillside (steepish- but haven't had to terrrace) and being new to permaculture, we were curious to know what people thought about the importance of factoring in swales here in New Zealand- granted we are on the coast east of WHangarei and this summer has been a drought and a swale would have been valuable- but in normal circumstances (what ever they are) how important are swales?
Hope some one can enlighten us.
Cheers
Lilian
The Permaculture The key objectives are: ·
Roadshow
Education
Over the next five years we'll be developing a bulk seed supply of key functional plants, those which have a use in very quickly establishing a pre-design permacultural "canvas".
The foci being on quick shelter, soil improvement and supporting insect populations. Another important criteria is that these plants allow unhindered future development and can be applied to large scale designs (including national strategies).
So far those which have caught the attention of the 'talent scouts' are:
Parkinson's law[1] is worth bearing in mind when designing/working on projects/lifestyle updates etc... the below is an extract from The Four Hour Working Week, Tim Ferris[2]
I'm not sure where his book fits in with a permaculture lifestyle as its pretty capitalist/consumer intensive but as always we need to make use of all knowledge
I've been fixing a standard flush toilet today, continuing my mental observation/study of water in my household and pondering how a desinged household might function
Fig 1. Shows my idealised household water cycle. The household/community collect/consume/use fresh water within the hydrological cycle of their
environment, cycling water through human functions/processes and
returning it to
the bioregion for disposal. Disposal being black water
composting, grey water recycling, reed beds etc... local, decentralised, reticulate and free