1. The document discusses Plentitude Fundamentals by Juliet Schor which outlines 4 concepts: a new allocation of time with less industrial work and more time for social relations and work outside traditional economies; self-provisioning through making, growing, or doing things for oneself including new forms of technology-enabled making; true materialism which takes material resources seriously to appreciate and preserve them; and restoring investments in communities and social bonds.
2. It also mentions permaculture design certification and discusses sustainability and the sustainability revolution through presentations by Lawrence Gamble and topics like signs of spring, renewable energy progress, and electric transportation examples.
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Billion Dollar Proposal for Applied Cultural EvolutionJoe Brewer
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Let me begin by acknowledging those who came before me. The runner-up for a 1 billion euro grant from the European Union nearly a decade ago was FuturICT with their vision for modeling complex social systems to avoid (or manage) future economic collapses. So I am not the first person to propose that a massive effort is needed to (a) integrate the social sciences; and (b) do so with motivation to apply what is learned to address extremely difficult problems in the world. With that said, let me now offer my billion dollar proposal that follows in FuturICTâs footsteps. At the time they were competing for substantial funding, I was working with the International Centre for Earth Simulation to build its billion dollar (over a decade) vision for a high-performance computing facility that models the entire Earth in its full complexity. It is from these projects that I draw inspiration for this essay.
Also, a fact that should cause you to sit up straight. The annual budget for CERN (the high-energy particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland) was roughly 1.2 billion dollars in 2017. So what I am calling for here is what the European Union spends every single year on the search for fundamental particles for all of humanity to instead address the global ecological crisis and safeguard the future of our species.
Think about this for a moment before you continue reading this essay. It really should cause you to pause and reflect about our current priorities as human beings.
What I propose now is a framework for guiding humanity through the sustainability bottleneck as we navigate the planetary-scale systemic collapse outlined in the previous two essays in this series. If you want to hear me talk through this proposal in a recorded talk, I invite you to watch the 90 minute video on YouTube for a version that I presented to the cognitive science department at the University of California, Merced earlier this year. This essay will go into more detail about the vision Iâve been cultivating for a global network of culture design labs thatâas argued in previous essaysâI no longer believe is possible to build in the world.
Toward a Climate Literate, Energy Aware, Science Savvy SocietyClaus Berg
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The Essential Principles of Climate Science Literacy. Presentation given at the ICE2009 (Inspiring Climate Education) Conference in Copenhagen, Oct. 2009. By Mark S. McCaffrey, Associate Scientist III,
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES),
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.
Uploaded by Claus Berg by permission from Mark S. McCaffrey.
Billion Dollar Proposal for Applied Cultural EvolutionJoe Brewer
Â
Let me begin by acknowledging those who came before me. The runner-up for a 1 billion euro grant from the European Union nearly a decade ago was FuturICT with their vision for modeling complex social systems to avoid (or manage) future economic collapses. So I am not the first person to propose that a massive effort is needed to (a) integrate the social sciences; and (b) do so with motivation to apply what is learned to address extremely difficult problems in the world. With that said, let me now offer my billion dollar proposal that follows in FuturICTâs footsteps. At the time they were competing for substantial funding, I was working with the International Centre for Earth Simulation to build its billion dollar (over a decade) vision for a high-performance computing facility that models the entire Earth in its full complexity. It is from these projects that I draw inspiration for this essay.
Also, a fact that should cause you to sit up straight. The annual budget for CERN (the high-energy particle accelerator in Geneva, Switzerland) was roughly 1.2 billion dollars in 2017. So what I am calling for here is what the European Union spends every single year on the search for fundamental particles for all of humanity to instead address the global ecological crisis and safeguard the future of our species.
Think about this for a moment before you continue reading this essay. It really should cause you to pause and reflect about our current priorities as human beings.
What I propose now is a framework for guiding humanity through the sustainability bottleneck as we navigate the planetary-scale systemic collapse outlined in the previous two essays in this series. If you want to hear me talk through this proposal in a recorded talk, I invite you to watch the 90 minute video on YouTube for a version that I presented to the cognitive science department at the University of California, Merced earlier this year. This essay will go into more detail about the vision Iâve been cultivating for a global network of culture design labs thatâas argued in previous essaysâI no longer believe is possible to build in the world.
Toward a Climate Literate, Energy Aware, Science Savvy SocietyClaus Berg
Â
The Essential Principles of Climate Science Literacy. Presentation given at the ICE2009 (Inspiring Climate Education) Conference in Copenhagen, Oct. 2009. By Mark S. McCaffrey, Associate Scientist III,
The Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES),
University of Colorado at Boulder, USA.
Uploaded by Claus Berg by permission from Mark S. McCaffrey.
Why I Am No Longer Attempting to Build A Rigorous Science of Social ChangeJoe Brewer
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Let me start by saying that literally every social problem humanity now confronts will benefit from taking a rigorous, evidence-based approach to developing interventions that work. If I believe thisâyou might wonderâwhy would I title an article this way?
The answer is simply that I have been trying to manifest into the world a science of large-scale social change for 18 years. During that time I have repeatedly found that almost no one gives preference to being effective over the feeling of âbeing right.â This has been true as Iâve interacted with academic researchers, the staff of numerous nonprofit organizations, program officers and boards of directors at foundations, government personnel providing public services, and among social-impact businesses of various kinds.
So I am shifting gears and no longer attempting to build this grand visionary work. I simply donât see it as feasible anymore and am going to introspect deeply about what I might do that is of service in times as serious as these when in my heart I now accept that my lifeâs work cannot succeed. In the spirit of the foundational challenge named in the opening of this essay, I invite you to prove me wrong. Critique and analyze my assumptions. Gather your own data to confront and challenge the argument laid out here. See if you can find a way to birth such an ambitious vision where I have failed to do so.
I would much rather be wrong and see effective solutions emerge than to be right and feel the hollow gratification of saying âI told you soâ as the world goes into full-scale systemic collapse in the next few decades.
Onward, fellow humans.
Energy for life (EducaciĂłn Secundaria - School of stars - Pamplonetario)Planetario de Pamplona
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Secundaria (3Âş y 4Âş), Bachillerato, EPA, CIP. Talleres...
Energy for Life is a planetarium programm that explores the relationship of our civilization with the energy we are using.
We choose a broad point of view about our world in order to analyze the current situation and the present and future options for the development of our society.
escuela.pamplonetario.org
Naming the Epoch: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, EcoceneEcoLabs
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The Anthropocene is the proposed name for the geological epoch where humanity is dramatically affecting geological processes. The name draws attention to severe environmental problems â but it also does other things. Jason Moore asks: âDoes the Anthropocene argument obscure more than it illuminates?â (2014, 4). Donna Haraway argues that the Anthropocene must be âas short/thin as possibleâ (2015, 160). Moore, Haraway, Solon and Latour claim the concept uncritically imports Western rationality, imperialism and anthropocentrism â and thereby narrows options for the development of sustainable alternatives.
It is important to be specific about exactly what âanthroposâ are doing to destabilise climate systems and other planetary boundaries. There is a particular model of development driving dramatic Earth System change. There are other options. In response to this problem, the Capitalocene is a concept that asserts: âthe logic of capital drives disruption of Earth System. Not humans in generalâ (Salon, 2014).
Bruno Latour says the Capitalocene is âa swift way to ascribe this responsibility to whom and to where it belongsâ (2014, 139). It is more specific. Consequently it opens space for other opinions. Yet while the Capitalocene is critical, is not creative. Beyond the assumptions of Anthropocene and the critical perspective of the Capitalocene, new ways of understanding social and ecological relations are emergent.
Design theorist Rachel Armstrong states âthere is no advantage to us to bring the Anthropocene into the future⌠The mythos of the Anthropocene does not help us⌠we must re-imagine our world and enable the Ecoceneâ (2015). New ecologically informed ways of thinking and living must be generated. The Ecocene has yet to be designed. Its emergence depends on a new understanding of ecological-human relations and new types of development that emerge from this perspective. The transformative Ecocene describes a curative catalyst for cultural change necessary to survive the Anthropocene.
A presentation at Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics University of Brighton, Thursday 28-Friday 29 April 2016.
Buildings produce half of all greenhouse gases and account for one-sixth of the world's
freshwater withdrawals, one-quarter of its wood harvest and two fifths of its material and
energy flows. One in three buildings in this country, according to the USEPA, has less
than healthy indoor air quality. By several estimates, we will double the size of the built
environment over the next twenty to forty years. For these reasons there is a critical and
immediate need to shift thinking on how the built environment is designed. To reduce
environmental impact, protect public health and improve environmental equity and
justice, we must change principles for building practice. Designers in general and
architects in particular should play a high profile leadership role in this transformation.
Introduction to Permaculture - FELC February 8th 2014Vince Kirchner
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Basic of permaculture provided to a group of Master Gardeners, and environmentally aware citizens. Key concepts were presented with a discussion around each topic. This is a precursor to a full PDC class starting in April. www.greatlakespermaculture.com
Why I Am No Longer Attempting to Build A Rigorous Science of Social ChangeJoe Brewer
Â
Let me start by saying that literally every social problem humanity now confronts will benefit from taking a rigorous, evidence-based approach to developing interventions that work. If I believe thisâyou might wonderâwhy would I title an article this way?
The answer is simply that I have been trying to manifest into the world a science of large-scale social change for 18 years. During that time I have repeatedly found that almost no one gives preference to being effective over the feeling of âbeing right.â This has been true as Iâve interacted with academic researchers, the staff of numerous nonprofit organizations, program officers and boards of directors at foundations, government personnel providing public services, and among social-impact businesses of various kinds.
So I am shifting gears and no longer attempting to build this grand visionary work. I simply donât see it as feasible anymore and am going to introspect deeply about what I might do that is of service in times as serious as these when in my heart I now accept that my lifeâs work cannot succeed. In the spirit of the foundational challenge named in the opening of this essay, I invite you to prove me wrong. Critique and analyze my assumptions. Gather your own data to confront and challenge the argument laid out here. See if you can find a way to birth such an ambitious vision where I have failed to do so.
I would much rather be wrong and see effective solutions emerge than to be right and feel the hollow gratification of saying âI told you soâ as the world goes into full-scale systemic collapse in the next few decades.
Onward, fellow humans.
Energy for life (EducaciĂłn Secundaria - School of stars - Pamplonetario)Planetario de Pamplona
Â
Secundaria (3Âş y 4Âş), Bachillerato, EPA, CIP. Talleres...
Energy for Life is a planetarium programm that explores the relationship of our civilization with the energy we are using.
We choose a broad point of view about our world in order to analyze the current situation and the present and future options for the development of our society.
escuela.pamplonetario.org
Naming the Epoch: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, EcoceneEcoLabs
Â
The Anthropocene is the proposed name for the geological epoch where humanity is dramatically affecting geological processes. The name draws attention to severe environmental problems â but it also does other things. Jason Moore asks: âDoes the Anthropocene argument obscure more than it illuminates?â (2014, 4). Donna Haraway argues that the Anthropocene must be âas short/thin as possibleâ (2015, 160). Moore, Haraway, Solon and Latour claim the concept uncritically imports Western rationality, imperialism and anthropocentrism â and thereby narrows options for the development of sustainable alternatives.
It is important to be specific about exactly what âanthroposâ are doing to destabilise climate systems and other planetary boundaries. There is a particular model of development driving dramatic Earth System change. There are other options. In response to this problem, the Capitalocene is a concept that asserts: âthe logic of capital drives disruption of Earth System. Not humans in generalâ (Salon, 2014).
Bruno Latour says the Capitalocene is âa swift way to ascribe this responsibility to whom and to where it belongsâ (2014, 139). It is more specific. Consequently it opens space for other opinions. Yet while the Capitalocene is critical, is not creative. Beyond the assumptions of Anthropocene and the critical perspective of the Capitalocene, new ways of understanding social and ecological relations are emergent.
Design theorist Rachel Armstrong states âthere is no advantage to us to bring the Anthropocene into the future⌠The mythos of the Anthropocene does not help us⌠we must re-imagine our world and enable the Ecoceneâ (2015). New ecologically informed ways of thinking and living must be generated. The Ecocene has yet to be designed. Its emergence depends on a new understanding of ecological-human relations and new types of development that emerge from this perspective. The transformative Ecocene describes a curative catalyst for cultural change necessary to survive the Anthropocene.
A presentation at Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics University of Brighton, Thursday 28-Friday 29 April 2016.
Buildings produce half of all greenhouse gases and account for one-sixth of the world's
freshwater withdrawals, one-quarter of its wood harvest and two fifths of its material and
energy flows. One in three buildings in this country, according to the USEPA, has less
than healthy indoor air quality. By several estimates, we will double the size of the built
environment over the next twenty to forty years. For these reasons there is a critical and
immediate need to shift thinking on how the built environment is designed. To reduce
environmental impact, protect public health and improve environmental equity and
justice, we must change principles for building practice. Designers in general and
architects in particular should play a high profile leadership role in this transformation.
Introduction to Permaculture - FELC February 8th 2014Vince Kirchner
Â
Basic of permaculture provided to a group of Master Gardeners, and environmentally aware citizens. Key concepts were presented with a discussion around each topic. This is a precursor to a full PDC class starting in April. www.greatlakespermaculture.com
Dr. Nate Hagens - Feeding the World in the 21st Century- A Wide Boundary Pers...John Blue
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Feeding the World in the 21st Century- A Wide Boundary Perspective - Dr. Nate Hagens, University of Minnesota, from the 2014 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference, September 15-16, 2014, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.
More presentations at http://www.swinecast.com/2014-leman-swine-conference-material
Empyrean ivillage is a new generation humanised colony that provides optimum sustainable social ecological ambience. Life made possible with efficient supply â consumer balanced chain from food to self-healing health system for next generation humans. In this colony, all necessities of life opted to carry out in a self-sustainable manner with harmony with nature and each other.. The core of this city is enablement of Blissful humans. Each human is integrated with body - mind transformation enabling them to know life in its full depth and dimension, and also about expanding the new venues of human experience making them becoming inclusive.
A Slideshow Book Review of The Systems View of LifeSilash Ruparell
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Book review in slide format of the remarkable book by Capra & Luisi: The Systems View of Life: A Unifying Vision. Full review at www.silashruparell.com
2008 Presentation I gave at Grinnell college arguing for renewables and efficiency to replace coal for electrical generation
I give concrete plans for how to transition to renewables for small Iowa communities and do it at a profit
1. Plentitude Fundamentals
Juliet Schor
1. A New Allocation of Time â less industrial work, more time for
working outside of the BAU economy and for social relations.
2. Self-provision - or make, grow, or do things for oneself. Includes new
forms of hi-tech making.
3. True Materialism â it is only when we take the materiality of the
world seriously that we can appreciate and preserve the resources on
which spending depends.
4. restore investments in one another and our communities. While
social bonds are not typically thought of in economic terms, these
connections, which scholars call social capital, are a form of wealth
that is every bit as important as money or material goods.
Work and spend less, create and connect more.
2. Permaculture Design Certification
The Sustainability Revolution
April, 2015
Lawrence (Lonnie) Gamble, P.E.
This presentation prepared on solar powered computers
9. Germany
On Saturday, May 26, 2012 Germany got 40% of itâs energy from solar.
On Sunday, May 11, 2014, Germany got 75% of itâs energy from renewables.
Energiewende, the innovative public policy around renewables has created
400,000 jobs in Germany
10.
11.
12. Solar Potential
Germany vs Iowa
Germany (Berlin): 883 kwh per kw
Total Solar Installed in Germany: 38,359 mw
Iowa (Fairfield): 1300 kwh per kw
Total capacity of the Iowa grid: 10,000 mw
13.
14. Iowa
0%
5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
30%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
From 5% to 25% in Just 6 Years!
% Iowa Electrical Energy
from Wind
5 Times Increase in Wind Energy Production in 6 years
19. Solar in Iowa - 2014
Farmers Electric Coop
800 kw 1,000,000 kwh
20. Portugal at 58% Renewable Energy
for 2013
(First half of 2013 was 75%)
Pop 10.4 million
By 2020, Renewables will account for 35,000 jobs
21. Kauai
On August 31, 2014, during daytime hours, 57% of
power on Kauai was from renewable sources.
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power_in_Hawaii)
Once Anahola goes on-line, solar will approach 80%
of the energy demand on some days. At some
times solar output may exceed demand. Kauai is a
laboratory for the world on 100% renewable
energy.
22.
23. Costa Rica 100% Powered by Renewable
Energy for the 1st 75 days of 2015
Pop: 4.8 Million Annual % Renewables: 88%
Renewables allowed a 12% reduction in energy prices
âWe are declaring peace with nature,â Costa Rican ambassador Mario FernĂĄndez Silva
24.
25.
26. Electric Transportation: Nissan Leaf
⢠Nissan Leaf Example
Assume 12,000 miles per year
Leaf gets 5.4 miles per kwh, 2300 kwh per year
Cost for electricity at 12 cents (40 cents on Kauai) /kwh:$271
Equivalent cost for gas @$3/gallon: $1200
Cost of PV panels to produce this much annual energy: $1600
Cost of system: $4600
Like having 70 cent per gallon gasoline
28. Sustainability Challenges
2 Degrees Safe Global Temp rise
Itâs wrong to profit from wrecking the planet
Itâs time to divest from fossil fuels
5 times more coal, oil, and gas in proven reserves than is safe to burn. We need to leave 80% of
it in the ground.
The fossil fuel industry wakes up every day determined to burn it all.
575 Gigatons of carbon can safely be added to the atmosphere
2795 Gigatons of carbon in proven reserves
29.
30.
31.
32. âWe need a persuasive and visionary yes
rather than a ongoing noâ
- Naomi Klein, UH Manoa Feb
2015
33. âAlthough the problems are
increasingly complex,
the solutions remain
embarrassingly simpleâ
- Bill Mollison
developer of Permaculture
Design Methodology
34. âWe are charged with
designing the future,
not being victims of itâ
- R Buckminster Fuller
38. If we get the design right, we get cascading side
benefits
If we get the design wrong, we get cascading
side effects
Sustainable Living:
A New and Better Design for Living
Permaculture:
A system of design for Sustainable Living
39. Consider Design and the Electric Car:
The better car makes the worse city
The surprising sustainability of city living
Going beyond individual initiative
Richard Register
Sustainable Living Department Distinguished Scholar
40. ⢠âI look for what needs to be done. After all, that's
how the universe designs itself.â - Buckminster
Fuller
44. âThe stone age didnât end because we
ran out of stonesâŚ.â - Saudi Oil
Minister
Economy of Scarcity Economy of Abundance
Natureâs Economy: Ecosystem Services
Manâs Economy
48. Permaculture:
⢠Scan from Wired magazine (or off
internet?)
The design of human habitats that have the stability, diversity, and resilience of
natural ecosystems
49. Other systems of Ecological Design
Natural Step Principles: The Rules of Nature
In order to create a sustainable society, we need to understand that we must operate within
natural laws and principles rather than attempting to overcome them. Scientists agree
on the following non-negotiable facts about the earth:
1. The earth is a closed system with respect to matter. Nothing enters or leaves (aside from
the odd meteor or rocket), which means everything that was here two billion years ago
is still here today. There is no away: matter can change form, but it doesnât leave.
2. The earth is an open system with respect to energy. In fact, energy from the sun is the
only input into the system. This energy enters our atmosphere and is released back into
space in the form of heat. The sunâs energy drives everything.
3. Life exists in the thin layer around the earth called the biosphere, which is as thin as the
skin of an onion. The biosphere is very fragile â as weâre learning almost daily, and
there is only so much wear and tear it can take. And it is certainly rare. As far as we
know, thereâs only one just like it in the entire universe, and the more we learn about it,
the more complex and beautiful it turns out to be.
4. Photosynthetic organisms (plants and some algae) capture the sunâs energy and use it
to power their growth. This growth supports the development of every organism on
earth â in other words, photosynthesis pays the bills.
5. All life on earth depends on complex, self-regulating systems that circulate materials
and energy in closed-loop cycles (Gaia). Slow geological processes move materials
from deep in the earthâs crust (or lithosphere) to the biosphere and back again.
Ecosystems in the biosphere rapidly cycle and recycle nutrients, water and energy from
one organism to the next. Nature works in efficient cycles where nothing is wasted.
50. From Co-op America's statement,
"What we mean when we say 'green'":
âWhen we use the word 'green,' we're talking about
social and economic justice and environmental
sustainability. The green economy respects workers,
communities and the environment, and uses the planet's
resources carefully. It is built on the belief that every person
has the right to breathe clean air, drink clean water, earn
fair wages, and live in a thriving community where
residents can secure jobs and put down roots--values we
can all share, regardless of political affiliation. We are
working for a world where everyone has enough, where all
communities are healthy and safe, and where the beauty
and wealth of the Earth is preserved for all generations to
come."
51. Sustainability
Meet the needs of the present without diminishing
opportunities for the future
A world view with a set of supporting infrastructure,
technologies, institutions, ways of relating to each
other and to nature
52.
53. Shallow Vs Deep Sustainability
Shallow Sustainability - Using efficiency and
substitution to ameliorate the effects of the
existing system with doing much to change
the worldview the system is based on.
Motivated primarily by economic value.
54. Deep Sustainability
Efficiency and substitution are in service to
radical redesign based on a worldview that
uses ecology as a metaphor rather than the
machine, holism rather than reductionism,
compliments science with many ways of
knowing, and is grounded in an
experiential and intellectual understanding
of the unity that underlies the surface
diversity of life.
55. Deep Sust Contâd
⢠This worldview leads to a society that has an
ethic of regeneration and renewal of human
society and nature. Deep sustainability gives
priority to ethical and social values while
recognizing the necessity of economic
viability.
56. Perennial Philosophy
⢠The first peace, which is most important, is
that which comes from within the souls of
people when they realize their relationship,
their oneness with the universe and all its
powers, and when they realize that at the
center of the universe dwells the great spirit,
and that this center is really everywhere â it
is within each of us.â Black Elk
57. ââIt really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all
caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied together into
a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects
all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the
interrelated structure of reality . . . Before you finish eating
breakfast in the morning, youâve depended on more than half the
world. This is the way our universe is structured, this is its
interrelated quality. We arenât going to have peace on Earth until
we recognize the basic fact of the interrelated structure of all
reality.â Martin Luther King
âEverything is so intimately connected with every other thing in
creation that it is not possible to distinguish completely the
existence of one from the other. And the influence of one thing
on every other thing is so universal that nothing could be
considered in isolation. We have already mentioned that the
universe reacts to an individual actionâŚTherefore, the great
responsibility of right and wrong lies in the individual him [or
her]self on the level of his [or her] consciousness.ââMaharishi
Mahesh Yogi, from Science of Being and Art of Living p. 219-223
60. TM: The direct experience of the level at which
everything is connected
Permaculture: The intellectual exploration and practical
application of the level at which everything is connection â A
branch of applied Vedic Science
61. Beyond Sustainability to Thrivability:
Permaculture
Permaculture is Deep Sustainability: Radical Redesign for
Regeneration and Renewal - The creation of a new story (assign Korten
audio)
75. 1982-1997 Hampden, Maine
Elements Power Company/Maine Energy Partner
Souadabsacook Stream Hydro Plant
Generated 700,000 - 1,000,000 kwh per year
Passive Solar/Superinsulated * Composting Toilet * Rainwater harvesting * solar hot water * Interior
constructed wetland to treat waste water * Local Lumber * Captured waste heat from generator
*
101. MUM Guerilla Salad Project 2003
âGrow food around where you live,
then the rest of the landscape can
be returned to wetlands and
wildlands and we will create a
whole new continent for our
grandchildren to exploreâ
- Bill Mollison
113. Sustainable Living Program
Maharishi University of Management
The first four-year university program in Sustainable Living
Goal: Provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to help
design, build, and maintain sustainable communities.
Established 2003, 110 students enrolled full time in 2008
114. What is Permaculture?
Permaculture is the design of productive human
habitats that mimic the stability, diversity, and
resilience of natural ecosystems. It seeks to
provide a sustainable and secure place for living
things on this earth.
Permaculture is Design
115. Goal of Permaculture
Reverse the CONSUMPTION model
into a CREATION model.
ďŽ Build the topsoil while growing bountiful crops
ďŽ Produce enough healthy food to feed the world
ďŽ Repair Devastated Lands â Regrow Rainforests
ďŽ Produce the energy we consume
ďŽ Create resilient communities and cities
ďŽ Improve everyone's quality of life
ďŽ Possibly retard/reverse global warming
We need a change in collective consciousness to make this a
collective vision and a reality
We need a new story
116. Permaculture Education
⢠Permaculture Design Certification course
â First step toward becoming a permaculture design
professional
â Bill Mollison owns the intellectual property rights
to the word âPermacultureâ
â Minimum 72 hours of instruction using a
curriculum based on the Designers Manual
â Just the first step â need to apprentice with
experienced designers.
â Decentralized, self regulating structure
119. How to organize a community for a positive
desirable transition away from fossil fuels?
Transition Towns Movement
Permaculture Design Applied to Community Organizing
âI believe that a lower-energy, more localized future, in
which we move from being consumers to being
producer/consumers, where food, energy and other
essentials are locally produced, local economies are
strengthened and we have learned to live more within
our means is a step towards something extraordinary,
not a step away from something inherently
irreplaceable.â
âRob Hopkins
The Transition Handbook
120.
121. David Orr on Human Settlements
I think there are four different models, which are not mutually exclusive. One
would be what Gene Logsdon, in a book called The Contrary Farmer, has proposed.
Rural areas with farms of, say, 20-25 acres would be intensively managed but
basically would provide a second income. Logsdon's model is essentially a down
scaling of the status quo; it's a kind of a mini-farm size.
127. Orr on settlements contâd
⢠In the second model, I think we're talking about reinventing
agriculture. This model is based on the European farm village
in which people live in a town that has a vital civic and cultural
life. But farm lands lie outside the village. This model would
be in fact a reinvention of a human community relative to a
particular habitat, involving everything from food production
to marketing. It would certainly be more diverse. You could
imagine land owned collectively or cooperatively with outlets
like local restaurants or direct marketing a variety of products
to urban areas.
131. Orr on settlements contâd
A third model involves re-ruralizing cities and moving agriculture in
novel ways into urban areas. Let me give you two different
examples. You can see in virtually every large city, small groups
doing urban gardening. What they've done is to move agriculture
on a small scale into often blighted urban neighborhoods.
Another form is the ecological engineering being developed by John
and Nancy Todd of the Ocean Arks Institute (see Healing
Technologies in this issue). An example would be a city block under
glass in which you use the waste water from local communities as
the input to a series of human-designed ecosystems. While you're
purifying the water, you're using the nutrient stream in the water,
the nitrogen and the phosphorous, to grow trees, fruits, flowers,
various kinds of plants and vegetables, and raise fish.
135. Orr on settlements contâd
Finally, there's a fourth approach. Paul Shepard, author of The Tender Carnivore and
the Sacred Game, once described reintegrating hunting/gathering zones in and
around cities. These zones work as wildlife corridors and also as places where
people in adjoining towns can hunt and gather. I saw something like this near the
town of Puschino south of Moscow on the banks of the Oka River. There was a
biosphere reserve on the north side of the river, and they kept the river corridor
relatively pristine. People would go out on the weekend with baskets and harvest
the forest: a kind of modern age hunting and gathering.
Three things amazed me. One was how pretty the landscape was; the people there
appreciated the beauty and they kept it beautiful. Second, I was impressed by how
competent they were; the people knew plants and animals. They were natural
historians. The third thing was how productive the land along the river appeared to
be.
That's good land use planning, it's good food policy, it conserves resources and
biological diversity, and it nourishes the spirit.
136.
137. Permaculture Design Considers the Synergistic
Relationship of:
⢠Agriculture - with an emphasis on perennial systems
⢠Aquaculture
⢠Forestry, Forest Gardens, Tree Crops, Agroforestry
⢠Energy
⢠Water
⢠Earthworks
⢠Buildings and the Built Environment
⢠Restoration of natural systens
⢠Urban Design and Planning - Ecocities
⢠Transportation
⢠Attitude
⢠Invisible Structures- economics, access to land, banking and money
systems, right livelihoods, cooperatives, government, education,
commons, intellectual property rights
⢠Equity and Social Justice
⢠The beneficial synergies between all of the above
139. âThe ideal way in which to spend oneâs time is in
the perfection of the expression of life, to lead
the most evolved life possible, and to assist in
and celebrate the existence of all life forms other
than humans, for they all come from the same
egg.â
- Bill Mollison
141. George Washington Carver
Developed thousands of new uses for plants,
including soap and ink from peanuts, a building
wall system made from cotton stalks, and 75
products made from pecans.
He wanted farmers in the south to be able to
get all their needs met from the farm without
having to participate in the cash economy.
Carver went to Simpson College in Indianola,
Iowa and graduated from Iowa State.
Carver was born into slavery.
142. ⢠Indigenous Cultures
⢠Tree Crops - J Russell Smith
⢠Farmers of 40 Centuries - King
⢠Sir Albert Howard
⢠Aldo Leopold
⢠Henry David Thoreau
⢠Ghandi
Other work pre-dating Mollison and Holmgren:
A few examples
149. Wangari Maathai
⢠Responsible for planting 30 million trees
through the Green Belt Movement
⢠Saw trees as a way for to help women â
firewood, employment, shelter, supplement
to diet, improving water availability
⢠Was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004
⢠Other accomplishments:
â 6000 tree nurseries operated by women
â Jobs created for 100,000 people
â Educated Kenyan women about family planning,
nutrition, leadership development
"It occurred to me that some of the
problems women talked about were
connected to the land. If you plant trees
you give them firewood. If you plant tree
you give them foodâŚI started out plantin
trees and found myself in the forefront o
fighting for the restoration of democracy
in my country." - Wangari Maathai
152. Can we do this?
What is the level of response
needed?
⢠WW II PREP STATISTCS
⢠4 days after Pearl Harbor, auto industry ordered to stop
production of civilian vehicles
â Fuel rationed at 4 gallons per week per car, dropping to 2 gallons in
1944
â 35 mph speed limit, break it and loose your fuel and tire rations
â Backed by marketing campaign
⢠Military spending
â 1940: 1.9 % of GDP
â 1943: 32% of GDP
â GDP increased by 75%
⢠Campaigns to reduce meat consumption, for recycling, gardening
⢠Dramatic increases in the level of taxation
⢠England transition to feeding itself from backyard gardens in 1
year
153. âIt is best to think of this as a revolution, not of
guns, but of consciousness, which will be won
by seizing the key myths, archetypes,
eschatologies, and ecstasies so that life wonât
seem worth living unless one is on the
transforming energyâs side.â Gary Snyder
quoted in Seeing Nature by Paul Krafelpap
154. A New Story
The changes we need to make for sustainability â
stronger, more vibrant communities, rich
social connections, a sense of purpose and
meaning, less industrial work, renewable
energy, ecocities, coproducing and making,
organic local foods, connection to nature and
to our own inner being - are also the changes
we need to create a better world, the world of
our best dreams and aspirations.
155. âBut in the end, the question is not, 'How do we use
nature to serve our interests' It's 'How can we use
humans to serve nature's interest?' Now, as a designer, I
find that question really interestingâ William McDonough
âIn higher states of consciousness, individual desire
becomes spontaneously aligned with the need of nature,
the need of the timeâ