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Justice Schanfarber's Blog
Permaculture residency available at Little Eden (Cortes Island)
Posted on October 1, 2012 at 8:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Little Eden has four self-contained suites and sits on 2.5 acres of mostly clear land in downtown Mansons Landing, Cortes Island. We have a permaculture inspired vision and want the right people to be part of it.
One suite is currently available to rent. It is furnished, has 2 bedrooms and is approximately 1000 square feet. It is clean, comfortable and…
ContinueEcoSex symposium - Portland
Posted on June 13, 2012 at 8:29am 0 Comments 0 Likes
EcoSex Symposium! (Portland)
"More than 21 workshops on sexecology, sensual & sustainable living, the pleasure of permaculture, EcoMagicks, bees, mycelium/mushrooms, stardust, polyamory, ecoactivism, herbal aphrodisiacs, culture, sexual liberation, plant medicines, embodiment, & more.
More than the Opening Ceremony on Friday, the EcoBall on Saturday Night, or Sunday's Closing…
An Effort to Bury a Throwaway Culture One Repair at a Time
Posted on May 31, 2012 at 10:05am 0 Comments 0 Likes
"At Amsterdam’s first Repair Cafe, an event originally held in a theater’s foyer, then in a rented room in a former hotel and now in a community center a couple of times a month, people can bring in whatever they want to have repaired, at no cost, by volunteers who just like to fix things."
Awesome!
Read the article:…
Food forests in Vancouver?
Posted on May 25, 2012 at 10:46am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I'm writing a piece about food forests for a Vancouver magazine.
Do you know of any food forests in the city?
I'm especially interested in getting photos of mature sites...
Thanks!
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Awesome, nuanced article in the VO on government regulation, regulatory capture, and building cycles of public dependency...and all in a short article about that greatest and most devastating of all dependencies, sugar. Indeed, the only real answer is to let the market price it correctly, and then also expose its pernicious effects and build a movement, just like that against smoking, that works from the grassroots to inspire us to protect our bodies.