Northern Namibia produces food abundantly for their families, communities close by, and also the Namibian community at large; their food can be found in the local markets of most major towns, as well as the capital city. On a trip to her homestead, Clio Pauly found, tasted and enjoyed a traditional Permaculture and Gift Economy society. I was recently humbled by a beautiful visit to our homestead in IIkokola, a traditional village in northern Namibia. In the last stretch of our 700km journey, … Read more
Ecovillage in the Philippines: Fasting for the Climate
One of the biggest contributors to the global use of fossil fuels is food production. Each calorie of processed food requires an average of 10 calories of fossil fuels to produce, process, package, and transport goods from the farms and factories, all the way to the shops and dining tables of the world. Bahay Kalipay and Maia Earth Village in Palawan, Philippines invite intentional communities and ecovillages, to join the Global ‘FastfortheClimate’ movement. Sarah Queblatin and Pi … Read more
Sembradores Urbanos Agricultura Urbana en DF, México
http://comuntierra.org - Video parte de la documentación del Proyecto Común Tierra mapeando Ecoaldeas y Proyectos Ecológicos en Latino América. Sembradores Urbanos es una organización civil ubicada en el Distrito Federal, México, que promueve la agricultura urbana, ofreciendo materiales, semillas, y talleres de capacitación. Sembradores Urbanos (Urban Growers) is an NGO in the Federal District, Mexico City, Mexico, that promotes urban agriculture, offering materials, seeds, resources and … Read more
CEDICAM y La Feria de la Milpa Feria de la Milpa, Oaxaca
http://comuntierra.org Clique CC para subtitulos. Click CC for subtitles. Video parte de la documentación del Proyecto Común Tierra mapeando Ecoaldeas y Proyectos Ecológicos en Latino América. Este video explora el trabajo de CEDICAM en la Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, y específicamente la Feria de la Milpa Mixteca, un evento anual para celebrar la Milpa y las tradiciones sostenibles del pueblo Mixteca. This video explains the work of CEDICAM in the Sierra Norte, Oaxaca, and specifically the … Read more
The Farm Conference – Summertown, TN
- Date: 21 – 23 May 2015
- Language:
- English
- Location: The Farm Community in Summertown, TN, United States
The Farm Conference on Community and Sustainability May 22-24, 2015 Come to The Farm Community in Summertown, TN to set your course for the future, Life In Community! Our fifth conference in partnership with the Fellowship of Intentional Communities, this gathering is a unique opportunity to tour Green Homes of all types, see Sustainable Food Production at work, over 89 KW in Solar Installations, learn about Alternative Education, Conflict Resolution, Land Trusts, Midwifery and so much … Read more
Solar Dryers in Palestine Decentralized and Organic Food Technology in the Westbank
To have peace in Israel-Palestine, the mentality of scarcity needs to be replaced with an awareness of abundance, because the conflict is based on the fear that there is not enough for everyone: not enough land, not enough water, not enough energy. In the frame of the Global Campus, in the process of founding GEN Palestine, Aida Shibli made another step in food sovereignty in organising seminars to create abundance on a farm of the Westbank. Frederick Weihe reports. If we want to support the … Read more
Kenya: Food Sovereignty A Way to Achieve Food Security
Food sovereignty is a critical alternative to food security that asserts that not all ways of realizing food security are equal, says Victor Odula – GEN Ambassador from Kenya. He reports about the Rodi Ecovillage´s initiative to improve nutrition on the shores of the Lake Victoria. Rodi Ecovillage Development Initiatives is a community organization whose goals are to reduce poverty, and improve nutrition and the health of the rural poor, while improving the profitability and sustainability of … Read more
Food Sovereignty of Konohana Family Japan: “Before cultivating a field, cultivate your spirit”
Japanese people believe that the land is a gift from the Ancestors. This is why they do not want to sell it. Therefore, local elders often ask the Konohana Family to manage their land. As a result, more than 95% of the land that Konohana Family uses is free, and sometimes the ecovillage gets paid to cultivate the land because the government will charge owners a higher tax if it is not used for cultivation. “The financial crisis happened, but it did not affect us at all since we produce … Read more
The (R)evolution of Agroecology Future Farms as Ecosystems
Modern mechanised agriculture is already the most fossil fuel intensive industry. This feature will increase when, in order to feed a growing world population, we have to grow more than 50% of our food; as representatives of global agribusiness currently assert. Ethel Chiodelli explains why this is wrong and biased thinking, and why agroecology and small farms are the future of modern farming. If we shift paradigm, the problem becomes the solution. Between two paradigms: farming for money or … Read more
jornadas primitivate
- Date: 30 July – 17 August 2014
- Language:
- Spanish
- Location: Spain
Pachamama, enraizamiento, esfuerzo físico y mental, austeridad, resistencia, primitivismo, cabañas, pies descalzos, hogueras, manchas de tierra, pieles curtidas, leña quemada, carretillos, espaldas cargadas, aislamiento, pendientes, bosque, tambores, tierra, piedra...esto es Matavenero. A mil metros de altura, en un bosque de castaños, se da la vida en todas sus dimensiones. Sin apenas maquinaria, ni vehículos en la aldea, ni facilidades domésticas... el día a día de sus habitantes es adaptación … Read more
