All Blog Posts Tagged 'permaculture' (3)

This past Sunday was one of the first of the many "Permablitzes" to happen this summer.  The Permablitz Programme is run by The Permaculture Project - GTA (TPP - GTA) and involves people showing up at a garden, back yard, or any space, and turning it into a permaculture food garden.  Participants learn about permaculture through the direction of TPP - GTA Director Toyin Coker, the designs of certified Permaculture Designer Douglas Barnes, and, most importantly, through doing the work…

[ permablitz 101 ]

permaculture + blitz (german for lightning)

the idea is that a community member who wants to have their property, or some community space, permablitzed works out a design and prepares all the materials that will be necessary in advance. a date for the blitz is set and other community members are contacted to join in the…

No matter how much I try imagining a future with less or no oil, it’s hard to wrap my head around. What might it be like;  no cars on the roads? Empty shelves at supermarkets? Or sufficient groceries but unaffordable to all but the wealthy?

The documentary The Power of Community: How Cuba survived Peak Oil gave attendees at the Beaches Library a glimpse of what such a future could look like—for real. Hosted by the East End Transition Enthusiasts, we saw how…