Archive for the 'Ecological Systems' Category

Establishing a Food Forest With Geoff Lawton

Rob Hopkins at Transition Culture posted a review of this instructional video from Geoff Lawton.
Where this film really comes alive is the point when Geoff leaves the classroom and heads outdoors to introduce us to food forests at a range of stages. We see those just being started, as ground is sown with [...]

Brock Dolman on Bunch Grasses and the Food Web

In this six-minute video, Brock Dolman explains how native bunch grasses do more than provide nutrition for grazing animals: they also help sequester carbon, store water, and build the soil.

Brock is an extraordinary teacher from the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and the director of Water Institute. He’ll be teaching a Permaculture Design Course [...]