If There's No Reparations, It's Not Permaculture
Permaculture… holds that Earth Care, People Care, and Fair Share are inextricably woven. Nowhere is this more clear than in the historical and ongoing simultaneous theft, violation, domination, extraction, and disposability enacted by our systems on lands and their peoples.
Given this, it's our responsibility - as in response-ability - to include reparations, redistribution, and return, both financially, and in terms of land and knowledge, in the foundation of our teaching practices and businesses.
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If There's No Labor Justice, It's Not Permaculture
If there’s no labor justice, we’re not really doing “fair share” OR “people care.”
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If there's no Accessibility, It's Not Permaculture
Us disabled and sick folks have been doing exactly that kind of radical design-thinking to create worlds we can survive in for generations. When our designs are at the center, the next world gets a whole lot better. For EVERYONE.
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Mask Up, Speak Out!
If you want to fight for justice and equity, amazing. First of all, VOTE, and do it every time, local elections matter. Second of all, try re-integrating these few key safety tools of masks, tests, talks, tracking, and reschedules into your routines and events. That alone is a huge act for justice and access right now. Try speaking up, writing, walking or rolling out, with your communities, at your local watering holes, to event organizers, at your workplace, to your friends, if they're not doing these things, on behalf of protecting the vulnerable, and also yourself.
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Welcome! & FAQ
I’m so glad you’re here. This website is the hub of all of the work, professional and creative, that I do and offer in the world - and hopefully, in support of you and your communities.
Here, you’ll find you'll find my Edible Garden Design & Coaching services, my Poetry & Public Speaking offerings, and an Online Video Course Library for organic gardeners, permaculture farmers, design-thinking practitioners, and pragmatic future visionaries alike. You’ll also find links to my primary business right now, Next World Design and Facilitation, where I offer Group Facilitation, Professional Training, & Design-Process Coaching services.
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