Permaculture is an approach to land management that creates high-yielding, low-energy, self-perpetuating systems by which the functions of animals, plants, humans, and Earth are integrated to maximize their value and create sustainable human...

The word permaculture, coined by Australians Bill Mollison and David Holmgren during the 1970s, is a portmanteau of permanent agriculture as well as permanent culture. Through a series of publications, Mollison, Holmgren and their associates documented...

Applying the principles of permaculture in school-yard projects reinforces values of resourcefulness, stewardship, and sustainability THE GREAT LAW OF THE Iroquois Confederacy states that "we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." This law speaks to the importance...

Starhawk is an activist and author o/Webs of Power, The Fifth Sacred Thing, and many other works. This piece is © Starhawk, www.starhawk.org, 2003-2007. To create a sustainable culture and society, we need to change our understanding of how the world works. The...

A dedicated group of vegetable gardeners is ripping out their front lawns and planting dinner.Their front-yard kitchen gardens, with everything from vegetables to herbs and salad greens, are a source of food, a topic of conversation with the neighbors and a political statement.Leigh Anders, who...