

NEW! The Transformation Podcast!
Permaculture goodness directly into your auditory canals! We will be updating with new articles with audio, readings, interviews, and actual podcasts. So if you want to flush your ears out with some Transformative Adventures, make sure to visit and sign … Continue reading NEW! The Transformation Podcast!

The 10 Percent Pledge for a Better Future
For a better future, the greatest change we need to make is from consumption to production. Continue reading The 10 Percent Pledge for a Better Future

We have a Transformative Adventures forum!
We are starting a forum to support direct transformative action! A forum for people who are HARDCORE about simple, practical steps anyone can take! I hope you will check it out and get involved! Continue reading We have a Transformative Adventures forum!

Regenerative Career When the Market won’t Pay?
So, what if the market won’t pay what we’re worth? Do we give up on the idea of a regenerative career or right livelihood? My recent post on why it’s okay to make a living inspired some great discusions! Among … Continue reading Regenerative Career When the Market won’t Pay?

Practical Permaculture: Catching and Storing Energy. And Fighting Vampires.
(This is a re-formatted edition of one of our first major pieces on life design, regenerative finance and Transformative Adventures, originally published to our old site in 2013, then transferred to blogger in 2015, and now reposted here. I’m thankful … Continue reading Practical Permaculture: Catching and Storing Energy. And Fighting Vampires.

Permaculture vs Homesteading
How does a Permaculture Designed homestead compare to a conventional homestead or farm? With our special one-time online Transformative Adventures Permaculture Design Certificate Course coming up, I wanted to create a photo-essay to help people explore the topic. Having been … Continue reading Permaculture vs Homesteading

1. Start here: Transformative Adventures
Today, many of us feel disempowered from creating the kind of lives we want, let alone the kind of world we’d like to see. Well of course! We’re constantly told that it’s only the actions of other people – visionary … Continue reading 1. Start here: Transformative Adventures

The Transformative Adventures Plan for a Better World
Executive summary: Transformative adventures is a program for personal transformation, but hidden in the adventure is also a robust comprehensive plan to build a better world and address climate change, public health, biodiversity loss, soil loss, food system unsustainability, and … Continue reading The Transformative Adventures Plan for a Better World

The Regional Food System Transformed
Did you know that each year the US Government gifts 400 already-wealthy entities over a million dollars in farm subsidies each? No wonder it’s so hard for regenerative farms to compete. These recipients are mostly corporate agribusinesses based on land … Continue reading The Regional Food System Transformed

It’s okay to not die broke in a gutter. An ethical basis for making a living
Many of my farmer, activist and artist friends are notorious for self exploitation. So, I want to give you all some ethical basis for why it’s okay to not die of self-imposed poverty in a gutter, and some activist reasons … Continue reading It’s okay to not die broke in a gutter. An ethical basis for making a living