...Permaculture: An Old School, New Age Society What I knew: Prior to embarking on this research essay I had no familiarity with the term “permaculture”. Originally I was going to write on hydroponics but then I chose to go towards a much broader topic know as self-sufficient homesteading. I have always been one who took pride in repurposing what others deemed as “useless junk”. When I was younger I built a blacksmithing forge out of nothing more than a rusty brake drum, black iron pipe and an old blender fan. From that I pounded demented railroad spikes and horse shoes into beautiful works of art such as picture frames, coat racks, and knives. I have been hooked ever since finding ways to not only live, but thrive off the land by working in harmony with it. Tapping sugar maples to make my own syrup, hunting and trapping for food, clothing and income, and creating a hydroponic tower to produce my own fruits and vegetables. My goal has always been to live on my own terms and provide myself with all my needs through ingenuity and hard work instead of using currency. I had heard of self-sustainable living and that was what I was aiming for until I came upon the term “Permaculture” while surfing through some articles. It means living in a manner in which you coincide with nature and use it as a model to create sustainable cycles in which you can nourish yourself and the environment around you in a positive manner...
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...careful plan to transition our society. To walk in the correct path is required sustainability literacy which, in this book, indicates necessary attributes to survive and thrive in the declining conditions of the world. Ray Anderson provides an example of a business that, with ecological intelligence, changed to a company that rents out carpet tiles, reuses them when no longer required, replacing only those that have worn out, and even then recycling the discards using energy generated from wind and the sun. To explore the skills demanded of people in the twenty-first century, this book brings leading specialists from many areas, and the interaction with them is provided by workshops firstly exploring skills such as social conscience, permaculture design, or futures thinking, after that the book provide a list of resources for gaining a deeper insight into the skills described. The book aims to bring different perspectives that can shift the debate away from the narrow focus of the dominant discourse on ‘skill set’ for employability which often fail to take into consideration important environment characteristics...
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...Organic Farming Project 1 1 Introduction PT. Rumah Perubahan (RP) and PT. Kampung Kearifan Indonesia (Javara) has agreed and signed an MOU on the 11th July 2014. The first step was for Javara to create a business plan. We have gathered expertize from our Marketing, Business Development and Urban Farming departments to create a business plan that will be marketable and produce optimized profits The purpose of this document is to give the first step of planning of plants that will be developed for produced to be sold for processing to artisanal products. 2 Potential Products 1. Organic Tomato Sauce 2. Organic Chili Sauce 3. Organic Vegetable Soup Stock 4. Basil Pesto 3 Calculation of Needs 3.1 Tomato Sauce TOMATO tumpang sari Spring Onion | | | INCOME | | | | | m2 lahan | 1000 | m2 lahan | | lahan efektif | 600 | m2 lahan efektif | | bedeng | 60 | bedeng | | tanaman/bedeng | 40 | tanaman/bedeng | | kg output/tanaman | 2 | kg/output tanaman | | kg output/siklus 6 bulan | 4800 | kg output | | siklus per tahun | 3 | siklus/th | | kg output/tahun | 14,400 | kg output/tahun | | Harga/kg | 6,000 | /kg | | | 86,400,000 | income/tahun | EXPENSES | | 13 | bulan orang kerja @ Rp 1.5juta | 19,500,000 | | 2400 | Lanjaran | 1,200,000 | | 3 | botol pestisida nabati | 150,000 | | 720 | sack pupuk @ 10ribu | 7,200,000 | | 3 | botol pupuk cair...
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...On September 6th, 2012, the class of 2016 and myself experienced the first convocation address to all freshman students about the exciting upcoming year at Appalachian State. As I entered the stadium, I was surprised to see how large it was. There might have been more people at convocation than my graduation, and I had a class of 376 students. I have never seen the chancellor speak before, so it was good to hear him talk about this class of 2016. To be honest, the convocation address was not the most exciting thing to listen to in the early morning, but overall I am glad I attended this and know the leaders of this school. My favorite part of convocation was the speech by Novella Carpenter. I enjoyed watching her slideshow pictures of her urban farm in Oakland, and the stories she told behind the pictures. She was very funny as well; mentioning a cat acting like it was on acid. I admire her efforts to prove her point that urban farming can be achieved. She believes that this country is a country of isolation, with beauty but full of loneliness. Because of rural solitude, individuals are unhappy. Novella wants individuals to achieve the goal of farming without living on the countryside or in solitude, still having friends. Because having a farm in a urban city is not common, I believe Carpenter is saying that anything can be done if you put all your work and effort into it. She spent months taking care of her small farm and animals, and was a successful urban farm...
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...Nullam Mauris is a secluded utopian community in Northern California that values “environmental sustainability” as the most fundamental social belief. The general core values of this utopian society are love, socially beneficence, diligence, and freedom while maintaining self-sustainability in an eco-friendly way. Regarding those core values, the community promises free education for residents. Education and society have a direct relationship since “raising sufficient number of efficient people for more prosperous society is the duty of education and educational institutions which have certain functions in the community” (Turkkahraman 38). Thus, categorized by kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, high school, and university/college, the educational institutions in Nullam Mauris offer a diverse level of education. Nullam Mauris offers various opportunities for students to have diversified learning, from basic skills to specialized skills, to prepare them for future. The coherent high school curriculum, specifically, in Nullam Mauris effectively guides people towards utopia by helping them to fully understand the core values of the society and teaching them how to become “better” citizens. The society cannot be advanced and cultivated without well-established educational institutions or systems. Education does not only improve an individual’s knowledge and intelligence, but also develop the entire society in almost every facet, including social, economic, cultural, and...
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...black-footed ferrets are some of the other species that have been captive bred and released.”(Rogers) Selective Removal Invasive Species Some plants and animals deliberately or accidentally introduced into new areas often thrive there. They wind up replacing indigenous plants and the ecosystems that have been supported by them for thousands of years. “One example is Australian gum trees, which have become invasive in California. Efforts are being made to replace them with indigenous trees like the coast live oak.”(Patterson) Replacing Industrial Food Systems with Permaculture According to the Permaculture Institute, "Permaculture is an ecological design system for sustainability in all aspects of human endeavor. It teaches us how to build natural homes, grow our own food, restore diminished landscapes and ecosystems, catch rainwater, and build communities."(Rogers) More and more people are embracing aspects of permaculture, and both the environment and human health are benefiting. Cleaning Waterways ”Waterways get clogged up with the accumulation of natural debris and excessive plant growth, and also by waste dumping. Periodical clearing prevents flooding of the banks and protects many ecosystems.” (Patterson) Finding Renewable Energy Sources “Bio-fuels made from plant-derived ethanol and oils are used to reduce our dependence on fast-depleting oil reserves. Wind turbines and...
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...Financial permaculture, a close cousin ofthe Transition Initiative, has taken root in Hohnenwald, Tennessee. Organizers there have created a business plan designed to meet the local county's food, energy, and banking needs in a sustainable manner. Financial permaculture applies the principles of permaculture to economics. Instead of putting time, attention, and money into global investments, those same resources support local investments (particularly those tbat fit permaculture), cooperatives, and local currencies. I grant that permaculture seems idealistic. It may be a backlash to globalization, or it may be an old idea whose time has come (or merely returned after millennia). Nonetheless, these turbulent times may provide the compost needed for a more responsible, humane, sustainable system to take bold. Meanwhile, we can each support our local community, just as we need healthy cells to have healthy organs, we need healthy neighborhoods and towns. Eiinlish |, Piirn iple^ of Fiiwncidl Permatullure. Stiljri Real Channel websile. hltp://soldri.com/bloR/íp-1730. Accessed Oi:tober 20. 2008, t idl Permdcullure. Eironomits on our terms. www,financial()ermaculture.org/ definition. Aicessed December 2. 2008. Tran'.ition Towns WIKI. http://iransitiontown5.()rg. Accessed tiïecember 31, 2008. Shorts headaches or stomachaches, and other health problems. Caregivers need to take care of themselves before tbey become physically ill or exhausted. They need to make self-care a priority...
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...reducing negative human impact are environmentally-friendly chemical engineering, environmental resources management and environmental protection. Information is gained from green chemistry, earth science, environmental science and conservation biology. Ecological economics studies the fields of academic research that aim to address human economies and natural ecosystems. Moving towards sustainability is also a social challenge that entails international and national law, urban planning and transport, local and individual lifestyles and ethical consumerism. Ways of living more sustainably can take many forms from reorganising living conditions (e.g., ecovillages, eco-municipalities and sustainable cities), reappraising economic sectors (permaculture, green building, sustainable agriculture), or work practices (sustainable architecture), using science to develop new technologies (green technologies, renewable energy and sustainable fission and fusion power), to adjustments in individual lifestyles that conserve natural resources. Despite the increased popularity of the use of the term "sustainability", the possibility that human societies will achieve environmental sustainability has been, and continues to be, questioned—in light of environmental...
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...2Name: ____________ Fieldtrip Report Task, Term 1 2016 FACULTY: | Geography and Social Sciences | CLASS CODE: | 9GGB, 9GGD, 9GGF | TEACHER: | Dr Digan, Ms McInnes, Ms Trotter | YEAR: | 9 | COURSE TITLE: | Geography | No. OF STUDENTS: | 80 | UNIT TITLE: | Biomes and Food Security | DATE: | By 3:30 pm, Wednesday 6 April, Week 10 | TIME ALLOWED: | 7 lessons allocated | MARKS: | /60 | WEIGHTING: | 35% | Report Outline 1.0 Introduction Enforcing sustainable activities within a farm has been shown to lead to an increase in the productivity of the land, as demonstrated at Caroola farm and the campus of Mulloon Institute, the Home farm. Caroola farm is a permaculture based farm that uses organic methods of farming to develop and maintain sustainable practises. Since the bushfire(s) a couple years ago, in which pasture and fences were destroyed, Caroola Farm has come a long way in restoring and rehabilitating the land so that it can be used for agricultural purposes, through the use of sustainable practises. At the Home Farm, the emphasis in rehabilitation work is their specific focus on rehydrating the landscape through sustainable practises. This land is then used by Mulloon Institute to further research which methods are the most effective. 2.0 Background Land is Australia’s greatest asset, though increasing human activity is resulting in soil loss at a greater rate than nature’s ability to replace it. This process is...
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...Guillermo C. Reboca Case Study 3 “Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Wheat” BMGT 496 – 4021 Dr. Alan Goodman University of Maryland University College April 11, 2011 I. Thesis Statement Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) are the result of splicing foreign genetic material, like a transgene, into a target organism’s DNA to create an organism showing at least one new genetic characteristic. With the world’s population continuing to increase, farmers and their crops will be heavily relied on to produce the worlds agricultural needs. As one of the leading agricultural company in the world, Monsanto is focused on sustainable agriculture and has been one of many company that has assisted farmers in developing seeds that can lead produce the necessary result the world needs. One of the ways they do this is by creating genetically modified seeds such as the Roundup Ready Wheat seeds that can yield increase crops and be safe for consumption. However, because of opposition to GMO from other countries and organizations, Monsanto has the answer the moral question of whether or not to introduce the wheat or delay it or drop it entirely. I think Monsanto should introduce the wheat but only on a trial and timed basis. II. Significant Facts – Monsanto’s Roundup Ready Wheat Monsanto is one the of the world’s largest agricultural companies that specializes in both conventional and genetically modified organism (GMO) seeds and other products. They pride themselves in respecting...
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...Resource Depletion and Peak Oil Peak oil and resource depletion are two very real issues that our world is facing. These issues are controversial topics and this report is going to critically analyse these concerns. Firstly, we will look at what the peak oil and climate change theories are and then discuss the on-going debate from opposing sides of the arguments for and against the peak oil theory. We will examine how these two issues are intertwined and identify the key consequences facing society. Then the current evidence that is proof of the early stages of both issues. The second part of this report will be based on a post peak oil paradigm and how the effects of peak oil, climate change and economic contraction will have on the direct investment in low density suburban property market. Firstly we will look at the concept of peak oil. The peak oil theory arose in 1956, when M. King Hubbert addressed the United States Oil Convention. His theory observed the production rates of individual oil reserves and how the production rate would increase at an exponential growth, reach a point and then decline rapidly, producing a bell shaped curve, now referred to as Hubbert’s curve. His prediction was that the United States oil reserves will reach its peak in 1970, and then decline rapidly as the demand increased and then become totally depleted. His theory was met with ridicule, however in the 1970’s the US reached its peak of 10 million barrels per day, and has been in decline...
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...No Nasty Chemicals From birth to success, Ecoman gives the reader a captivating look inside Malcolm Rands’ life and the life of his company, ecostore. This is certainly a book not to judge by it’s cover. Ecoman begins with the foundation of Mamaki, the permaculture village Malcolm co founded with his friends in the Northland in New Zealand. The book then treks backwards through Rands’ youth and into his childhood. The story then turns around and starts walking towards the present, with a step backwards for every few we are led forward. “I wasn’t like the other kids, and I was painfully aware of that fact” Malcolm remarks, recalling his shyness during childhood. Although not the most popular kid, Rands’ had other talents and even as a child, he pushed the status quo. After visiting a restaurant a few times, Malcolm thought he had sussed the system out, so, he didn’t have his first course (soup). Instead after his family and he had eaten dessert, he asked the waiter; “Seeing as I didn’t have soup, I’ll have a second pudding.” He was promptly told that that was not how it worked, but, his parents rather than be embarrassed as most other parents would be, were proud of him for questioning the system. Throughout the book we hear stories similar to this one that make you seriously think about why we do things one way rather than consider the consequences and alternatives....
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...My teacher was a big influence on my life, and she had a permaculture garden in her two-acre yard, and is dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues -- she helped build and design greenhouse, started a gardening workshop, and started after school Environmental Science workshop . My scout master was on the other side of the spectrum. He grew crops and believed Global Climate Change is a hoax. It was a world of difference when they talked about growing food. My AP Environmental Science teacher -- Ms. Houser, rambled on and on about how she planted this one tree next to these plants for reasons x, y, and z. My scout master blathered about the quality of soil, pesticide, and the cost of water. Ms. Houser wanted us to be interested in class and help make a rain garden outside. My scoutmaster wanted...
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...An Overview of NASFAM The National Smallholder Farmers' Association of Malawi (NASFAM) is the largest independent, smallholder-owned membership organisation in Malawi. It is founded on the principles of collective action and is democratically governed by its members. All NASFAM's operations are guided by its vision to be: “the leading smallholder-owned business and development organisation in Malawi, producing economic and social benefits for members, their communities and the country”. with the mission of NASFAM being: “to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. Through a sustainable network of smallholder-owned business organisations, NASFAM promotes farming as a business in order to develop the commercial capacity of its members, and delivers programmes which enhance member productivity” The NASFAM concept grew out of a USAID funded project to support and organise smallholder tobacco production. Since 1995, the NASFAM focus has diversified production to other cash and food crops. NASFAM, as it is now, was legally registered under the Trustees Incorporation Act in February 1998. Where does NASFAM work? NASFAM operates nationwide across Malawi, with fieldbased operations focused around offices in Karonga, Rumphi, South Mzimba, Kasungu, Ntchisi, Nkhotakota, Mchinji, Lilongwe North and South, Ntcheu, Balaka, Namwera, Zomba and Mulanje. Mixed Crops Karonga Paprika Birds Eye Chillies Cotton Groundnuts Rumphi Rice Expansion Areas Cities Game Parks Photo: Simon de Trey-White...
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...Open main menu Search Wikipedia Edit Watch this page Urban agriculture An urban farm in Chicago Urban agriculture, urban farming or urban gardening is the practice of cultivating, processing, and distributing food in or around a village, town, or city.[1] Urban agriculture can also involve animal husbandry, aquaculture, agroforestry, urban beekeeping, and horticulture. These activities occur in peri-urban areas as well, and peri-urban agriculture may have different characteristics.[2] Urban agriculture can reflect varying levels of economic and social development. In the global north, it often takes the form of a social movement for sustainable communities, where organic growers, ‘foodies,’ and ‘locavores’ form social networks founded on a shared ethos of nature and community holism. These networks can evolve when receiving formal institutional support, becoming integrated into local town planning as a ‘transition town’ movement for sustainable urban development. In the developing south, food security, nutrition, and income generation are key motivations for the practice. In either case, more direct access to fresh vegetables, fruits, and meat products through urban agriculture can improve food security and food safety. History Edit Huerto (vegetable garden or orchard) Romita, organization dedicated to urban agriculture located in the La Romita section of Colonia Roma, Mexico City Community wastes were used in ancient Egypt to feed urban farming.[3] In Machu...
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