Anyone have any experience with sociocracy?
New intentional community (5 adults) looking for a model to follow that works better than the sloppy consensus we've been using. Anyone have experience with sociocracy? Or (long shot, maybe!) The Way...
View ArticleWhere to buy land?
I think I found the right category for posting this question...ya? Where should I buy land? So I am basically looking for a piece of land to buy and develop a sustainable, ecological, homestead. I'm...
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Welcome Back Looby Macnamara author of 7 Ways to Think Differently
Photo Source: Designed Visions This week Looby Macnamara will be joining us to talk about the ways humans think and how that affects the natural environment around us. There are four copies of her...
View ArticleLooby - answering the question what is permaculture?
So I remember you saying that you started writing this book by trying to answer the question, "What is permaculture?" MY question is, do you think that you have answered this question in your book or...
View Articleinfluence
Every single person has a sphere of influence. As a whole humanity also has a strong influence. I see that the general trend today is practically a self destruction. The way I see it, people (as a...
View ArticleIs the permie storm enough?
looby, i am wondering if you think the permie storm is going to be ENOUGH of a cause to give this world we live a 2nd chance, and also, do you think governments will try to ban/hinder this movement in...
View Articlepermaculture/looby
hi looby and welcome. i was wondering if you could tell us whether you think there is enough of a movement of permies to really make a difference with our earth, in other words...enough of a 2nd chance...
View ArticleLooby permaculture contributes to better relations
Hi Looby, I'm really happy you're on permies.com, and that your work reminds us that permaculture is not only a matter of soil fertility but even mind fertility. I have so many things to share and ask,...
View Articlecommunity dynamics
Hi Looby, Thank you for the work your doing elaborating on the people-care component of change making. I live and work in a small rural intentional community and educational research cooperative in...
View ArticleLooby - the sin of reductionist thinking
Hi Looby and thanks for any thought you lend to this if it catches your eye ... or others' eyes, too! I have come to the realization that too much of our world is stuck in reductionist thinking. I get...
View ArticleOne of the "ways"?
I have another one. :) Is there any way you could give us a little brief summary of one of the "ways" you explain in your book?
View ArticleIs holocracy the new awesome?
Hey all, I have been working in several different organizations over the last few years and came across holacracy as an antidote to hierarchical structures of management that often lead to lack of...
View ArticleAlexander, de Bono, the Wrights, Jacob Moreno, Victor Baranco
The best thinkers about thinking I've run across or who've run across me. Anyone use these in their communities or relationships in connection with earth care etc? F.M. Alexander -- thinking is a...
View Article8 Forms of Capital (+1)
Hi Looby, Firstly, well done on the new book; I will find it to be a really useful tool as I explore what Paul would probably call "Purple" Permaculture. The more I scratch the surface of the less...
View ArticleGetting started from square negative 3
Hey folks, I'm 17; a senior in high school. Over the past 6 years, I've gone from wanting to be an environmentalist, to a computer programmer, to a forester, to an organic farmer/homesteader, to a...
View ArticleTalking to your community, presenting ideas, challenging beliefs
Hello fellow Permies, I wanted to share my experience and then a video I found really helpful. Since discovering our how unsustainable our current social-technological lifestyle is I have been trying...
View ArticlePermaculture Conservancy?
Several of us have been talking about what we see as the need in the permaculture community for some sort of permaculture land conservancy that would enable permaculture sites to be protected from...
View Articlejust turned 18 need advice
I'm going to be out of the house in a couple of months and am looking for advice on what to do from here. assets: $5500 of my own money HS diploma $12000 of my parents money for school only strong back...
View ArticleThe convergence of Permaculture and Law
I'm curious to hear about peoples experiences with lawyers and laws within the realm of permaculture, restorative, regenerative work. Any positive experiences out there? Do you see a niche to be...
View Article26 year old South-African Need advice
Hey there everybody, First of all id like to introduce myself, im a 26 year old Male South-African living in the crazy city of Johannesburg, my parents were born here but all my grandparents are from...
View ArticleHolistic Decision Making, A step-by-step guide to writing your own Holistic...
Hi Permies, Many of you have probably heard of Allan Savory and Holistic Management. However it is almost impossible to find information online about HOW to actually apply Holistic Management, most...
View ArticleHow do you guys feel about prepping/ survivalist culture?
As I get further into the research of permaculture, homesteading, etc. and seeing the way that different people do it, I come across the subject of prepping more and more. I'm not really sure whether...
View ArticleHomestead Mutual Aid Societies and Lending Circles or how about Permie...
Hi folks, I've been wondering for quite some time why we can't have an alternative funding mechanism to "seed" more permaculture homesteads? Or have I missed an already started thread somewhere?...
View ArticleEnrolment numbers explode! Update from the free Intro to Permaculture course...
Currently there are 15,656 people signed up to take the course from 98 countries, all 50 states and all the provinces of Canada! This is good news Right? Greetings Intro to Permaculture class,...
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Everybody Dies, But Not Everybody Lives
Justin Rhodes turned me on to this video last week and it really moved me and made me think about what I was doing with my life. So I wrote a blog post about it and the guy who produced it along with a...
View ArticleNew Book: "MythicWarriors: Reader and Myth Engine, Permaculture, Nature,...
New Book: "MythicWarriors: Reader and Myth Engine, Permaculture, Nature, Transition and the New Mythology. Interviews, Articles, New Myths and Messages from a Mythic Journey" - Willi Paul...
View ArticleWant to see the world's largest redwoods and trade ideas?
Salutations permaculture people! I would like to invite any nice folk out there to come take a hike, bike and canoe tour of the redwood coast area with me, a veteran of many seasons as an...
View ArticleFinding an outreach program for a teen
OUTREACH FOR TEEN Hi everybody, My name is Rita and I have a 16 year old son, that I desperately want to get back on the right track before it's too late. Chad is a very sensitive soul, that has spent...
View ArticleNeed Advice
Hey there. I need advice. I don't know what to do. Maybe someone can help. I'm a 26 year old Christian, and I was raised in Midwestern Missouri. I was given a talent to design and that is my main...
View Article“The Hillsborough Alliance for Local Food Security” - Willi Paul
“The Hillsborough Alliance for Local Food Security” New Myth #87. Dedicated to 2016 Fall Permaculture Convergences in Fort Flagler, WA and Hopland, CA. By Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com...
View ArticleJust lookin' for a Home
Greetings, and thanks in advance for any advice for my situation. I'm 60, leaving a 24 yrs. long relationship/marriage, and hoping to relocate back to Washington or Colorado (or someplace similar) to...
View ArticleBorn to be free – why we decided for homebirth
When Zoé got to known that she was pregnant, from beginning on she wanted to give birth at home. She imagined it beautiful to be on a place where she feels comfortable, in harmony and can trust the...
View Article“The sounds of self-governance clashing” - Interview with Sociocracy Expert...
“The sounds of self-governance clashing” - Interview with Sociocracy Expert John Schinnerer, The Sociocracy Consulting Group by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2399 -...
View Article“Winners and Losers” - Sermon by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com
“Winners and Losers” - Sermon by Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com http://www.planetshifter.com/node/2401 - excerpt - Now more than perhaps ever before the World needs to rally together to face the...
View Articlemotivation - feeling overwhelmed
I wasn't sure where to put this but figured I couldn't be the only person struggling. When first buying land and starting to create a permaculture landscape, how does one not go crazy and feel...
View ArticleCommunity or Isolation?
I must be honest and say I see permaculture as a "lifestyle" bug out bag in some ways. I honestly wish to create a place wherein I lead by example, showcasing a better way of living thru ecology and...
View ArticleAdvice / encouraging asked for my 'future plans'
Hi you all. I hope you understand my English, I learned it at school and from the internet ;) Many years ago I heard about Permaculture. Since my youth I do my best to live in an 'environmently...
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