Communities #198 Spring 2023 Note: You can order a copy of this issue here. Communities #198, Building from the Ground Up, shares stories and guidance about natural building, starting new groups from scratch, and developing communities both ecologically and socially....
By Blake Wilson Of all the work and teaching I do, social permaculture is perhaps the most vital, because it offers tools to make all of our work more successful and joyful. In these times of chaos and crisis, we need effective groups that can make change. And we need...
Old Hawaii’s Sustainable Practices Inspire a New Approach to Living on the Big Island By Emily Gleason In the middle of the Pacific Ocean, the Hawaiian Archipelago lies thousands of miles from any major continent. These eight volcanic islands form the most remote and...
By Etta Madden “We are only actors in a script already written.” These words glowed like a guiding lamp on my computer screen as I read responses to questions I had sent to Francesca and Mirai about “passing the torch” at Villaggio Verde, a spiritual ecovillage in...
