In our modern world, every new action tends to start with one single consideration: MONEY! Will this new action make a good profit? But one may wonder: what good is more money, if we made a wreck of the community … Continue reading The Ethic of Transformative Action: Seek Happiness Skillfully
Can we start Permaculture if we don’t have land? The core idea of PERMAculture is to “catch and store energy” like an ecosystem does, so that we, our friends, families, neighbors and landscapes grow healthier and more abundant naturally. Whether you … Continue reading How to do Permaculture without Land
Tree crops: what to plant and how many. Continue reading Fruit Trees: What to Plant and How Many
I thought I’d share what my idea of a good, happy life is, because I think these are the same things our society needs on the whole. And since and good Permaculture design process or Transformative Adventure begins with a deep look at our goals, this is one of our central question. How will we get where we want to be if we don’t even know where we’re going? Continue reading The Map to a Happy Life
Winter 2022, January 10th – March Monday/Wednesday evenings, 6-9 PM, EST. Want to become a leader in building a more just and sustainable society? Want to make a real career doing it? What we need is a DIY Green New … Continue reading Announcing: The Transformative Adventures Permaculture Design Certificate Course AND Landscape Transformation Program Bootcamp.
Mike’s Honest Super-Controversial TOP TEN RULES for making it Really Work Yes, we all need encouragement, but in my opinion a lot of advice out there might prioritize encouragement over realness. I’ve been observing folks doing this for more than … Continue reading Right Livelihood with Permaculture or Regenerative Enterprise:
The Transformative Landscape Initiative seeks to help people create truly regenerative and societally impactful landscapes through a number of support tools, including information, sample letters, promotional materials, yard signs, AND recognition from an organization including thousands of members. If you … Continue reading Endorse the Transformative Landscape Criteria
Order Now Thanks again to everyone who came to my TED talk, 🤣. Here is the slideshow from the presentation. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ki3-aboxWSbRR2xPA2-tpW5SPmLwegLmb-KasO2qa2Y/edit Right now, pre-orders are available for the EBOOK, and print options are coming this week. Continue reading Thank You Midwest Permaculture Concergence (Slideshow!)
Are you transforming your landscape to be productive and ecologically sound? Do you write, paint, take photographs, or express yourself in other ways? We would like to learn about your adventure, potentially publish your story, and perhaps reward you with … Continue reading Announcing: The Transformative Landscapes Recognition Program COMPETITION.
(A beautiful new forest garden we’re helping with, in the very beginings of establishment!) (Original, August 2016, Updated Feb 2021.) “Establishing a Garden is Expensive!” I recenty spoke to a gardener who said they thought they had spent … Continue reading Prolific Plants for a Rapidly Expanding Garden