The Refuge Permaculture Center
At Tara Farm and Nursery
Author: The Refuge Permaculture Center at Tara Farm and Nursery
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When asked to reflect (briefly) on global warming…
“So what?” Travis snorted quietly. “Well, what about the foxes that’ll need those mice to survive? For want of ten mice, a fox dies. For want of ten foxes a lion starves. For want of a lion, all manner of insects, vultures, infinite billions of life forms are thrown into chaos and destruction. Eventually it…
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WeekOneCornell: Reflective Writing ~ Finding my voice
Laurel Graham / Permaculture Fundamentals WeekOne: Reflective Writing 16 October 2014 SF Bay at East Palo Alto, my first patrol assignment and the beginning of other meditations… When I registered for this course I made two commitments to myself: 1) that I would use this series of courses to fine tune my knowledge and skills…
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WeekOne of the Cornell Permaculture Course: Finding my voice, I shudder: Refuge!!
What is permaculture?….seriously….this is where I will find the courage to find my voice…not the self-definition of the “life-long student”, but the gal who wore sidearms for twelve years, and found her heart in a trout stream….My answer to this first weeks Participant Forum: There is so much richness in this first week. My notes…
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the silver lining…
One monsoonal downpour; one quarter of the metal roof; 140 gallons
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Clean Water
Clean and adequate water will more surely promote peaceful revolution than any guerilla warrior or political extremist ever could dream. The simple act of finding a spigot that slowly trickles water will change the life of a community such that it is no longer vulnerable to the promises of someone seeking power through numbers. The…
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The Asparagus Not in the Store
“Nothing we see or hear is perfect. But right there in the imperfection is the perfect reality. ” -Shunryu Suzuki
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The Sensative Dependency on Initial Conditions
There is an air about good soil. It smells rich, dark, alive. It is the source of “earthy”. It unfolds in your hands, revealing broken stems, shattered, dark leaf parts, wriggling earthworms. It is moist and warm and completely uncommon in this place where I live. Here, in the Big High and Dry that kind…
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