Join Nathan Binnema, Secretary and long time volunteer of Edmonton Permaculture Guild as he shares his practice of Phenological Engagement. Phenological Engagement is a practice of learning one’s local ecology through visiting the same site regularly throughout the year, getting to know who’s living there, and the significant events of their lives, with reference to […]
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Permies at the Pub
Join the Permaculture Community for a pint and a rousing discussion on creating resilience in our society. With the upcoming Resilience Festival taking place on Earth Day April 22nd, we thought that we would start the conversation… What is Resilience? What steps can we take to create a resilient future? And, how do we work […]
A Permaculture Journey in Cuba Part II
The pace and style of life here in Cuba is beginning to grow on me as I move to the rhythms of the small and dense city of Santiago de Cuba. The hot and bright mornings are early and invite me to rooftop yoga to greet the sun. The afternoons bring sweltering heat and the opportunity to explore the city’s many beautiful streets, always hustling with food vendors, uniformed school children of all ages, folks selling sunglasses and others clinking cans of fresh-toasted peanuts or ambivalently holding out cigarettes for passersby at a peso.