Herbalism and The Great Forgetting
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Explaining regeneration and its expansion beyond the limits of culture
by Matilde Magro There are social, ecological, and spiritual structures…
Rights of Nature
If I had to write the rights of Nature, I’d include these.
Marina Nobre: Reforestation is more than planting trees.
The seed knows what it does and how it does it.
Life in symphony
What’s an ecosystem?
When we don’t know enough, what good does opinion do?
"Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance" --Plato
And then there is food.
Food and water are the baselines of every culture. We will neglect every single thing good about any culture until we understand why people eat and how they eat, and how passed down from generations and generations the “question of food” really is. There is no healing at all until one heals its relationship with food.
Poetics of communication
There’s an issue that needs addressing, like a PO-box of understanding, of enthusiastically awaiting new mail to arrive, like the birds of yesterday in harmonic screeches of today’s fairy tales.
Opening a heartfelt dialogue with life - A film review of Into The Soil
A timely film about how we share food, care for our land and value the lives of everyone around us.
Questioning role-models
I think some of us have given up on trying to reach remaining humans outside of our bubbles.
What Indigenous spiritual knowledge can teach us about regenerative design
Native stories about natural spirits which comprise the reality of things can help us a lot in thinking in regenerative terms.
Social Permaculture: Language and its barriers to understanding
We, humans, invented language to name things to understand them by expanding on their meaning, but my proposal is that right now it hinders our understanding of things more than it helps. Particularly language that it’s either too formal or too loose in terms of meaning and understanding.
Reappropriating our inherent natural culture
by Matilde Magro Whether you follow me on Medium, Facebook,…
How to learn humility for a better tomorrow
by Matilde Magro Step by step guide of 10 easy…
The Medicine of Making Your Own Cosmetics
I make big quantities of it because it’s really the most miraculous cream ever, and it really helps with both oily or dry skin to level out the essential oils of the skin itself. It’s also great for marks and a natural sunscreen.
Applying Graphic Design Principles to Social Permaculture
In working on a specific part of a social design I realized there is no way to design something in which a considered minority is excluded.
Creative Economy and Fringe Empowerment
How to connect de-urbanism, creative industries, regenerative practices, solidarity economies and social entrepreneurship.
Spiritual gardening, the way out of suffering.
Ever walked along a Chinese garden, public or private, urban…
For your inspiration: Sabarmatee
A woman and her father gathered their know-how, investments and…
Integrity dynamics
Integrity dynamics and identity
Seed Saving: If not us, who?
What does the 2008 crisis, illegal drug cartels, your mental health and seed saving have in common? A lot more than you’d think.
Permaculture communication skills
Permaculture communication skills, speaking with compassion and the need to be understood.
War, what is it good for?
War, what is it good for? We need more compassion and understanding.
Hierarchies vs Networks
Governments vs people power, hierarchies vs networks and response to crisis.
Permaculture Ethics in Public Education
Using permaculture ethics in public education to engage children in sustainable efforts.