Green Living
Ziraat Activated
By Chant Will you stand with me? It takes becoming an activist, cultivating an activated spirit, working intentionally to save wild forests, waters, deserts, mountains, and all their wild inhabitants. This Work becomes more noble and …
Read moreForest Art Meditation
By PamAllah Dussault ~~~ In crossing a stream.... The mind looks for the best spot ~~~ Sometimes fretting and worrying that there are no 'ideal' spots to cross ~~~ ~~~ But I have found ~~~ to my delight, over and over again ~ that onc…
Read moreHome of Belonging
By Abigail Morgan Prout I am building a home of belonging from repurposed intention mossy grey pounded shoreline tall black sway forests of fir, damp cedar, alder I belong to the roaring walls of solstice fires the ritual yearly witne…
Read morePlace as Identity, The Stories Unfold
By Radha Paula Neilson Like the sunrise, springtime marks a new beginning as sprouts emerge from the earth and the land turns green. The spring of 2004 marked my new beginning when I moved to a piece of property above the Kootenay river a…
Read moreGuidance from the Garden: Wild Sunflower
By Maboud Swierkosz I was wandering in the garden and noticed a large sunflower plant. In our area there is a variety of sunflowers that have multiple flowering four-inch blooms from top to bottom. There are many smaller yellow sunflowers…
Read moreVideo: Interview with Vakil Forest Shomer on Seed Collection as a Ziraat Practice
To view the video Interview with Vakil Forest Shomer on Seed Collection as a Ziraat Practice, please click here . To view the Master Wild Seedman video, please click here .
Read moreBuilding Hope for the Planet
by Hamida Sandy Susut Many of us search for ways to sustain Mother Earth, to make a difference in the climate crisis facing us and to act in reciprocity with the natural world. Murshid S.A.M. guides us in our service by his example. …
Read moreVideo - Consejo de Abuelas de Colombia: Hilando Saberes Ancestrales
Inana Calero Acaba de Estrenar Consejo de Abuelas de Colombia: Hilando Saberes Ancestrales Inspiradas en el Consejo de las 13 Abuelas del Mundo, varias abuelas colombianas se han unido en un consejo nacional formado por guardianas de la …
Read moreAn Open Letter to Future Architects: An Invitation to a Necessary Revolution
By Carlos Rojas It is urgent for our species' future to understand the role of architects in today's world and transform it. As architects we propose and decide the materials and processes that make up our habitat. We design the boldest…
Read moreVideo: Earth Day
Earth Day video created by Matin Alfredo Salazar of Ecuador. To view the video, click here . To expand the video, click on the small square in the bottom right corner of the picture next to the volume icon..
Read moreVideo: The New Story
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Read moreOne River: An International Effort Toward Sustainable Stewardship Of The Columbia Basin
by Khabira Candace Holt An early memory from before I turned four: my family was driving from our home in Yakima, WA, to Portland, OR, to visit my aunt and her new baby boy. We had my six-month old sister, so all would have a chance to me…
Read moreZero Food Waste - Through Love of Mother Hen
By Anahata Iradah It was only when I became a resident of the small countryside town of Hogansville, Georgia, USA that I finally had the time and space to have chickens. My journey with my chicks has been both inspiring and alarming! I …
Read moreVisiting Ojibwe Family, 2018 : Gakina Awiiya - “We Are All Related”
By Hakima Betty Lou Chaika When my husband and I set out on a pilgrimage, I write my hopes and intentions for the trip, but the actual theme of the pilgrimage often emerges during the journey. My hopes for this second visit to our Anishin…
Read moreMaster Wild Seedman Video
Vakil Forest Shomer has made a living harvesting native seeds from the wild in a sustainable manner for 25 years. Many of the seeds are planted to control erosion, to provide flowers for pollinators, to restore habitats, and to replant fore…
Read moreVisiting Ojibwe Family and Ancestors
by Hakima Betty Lou Chaika My husband and I have known for some time, ever since we received notice from the BIA and a genealogy chart, that he is descended from Ojibwe people on his father’s side, but we didn’t realize he had any close r…
Read moreLong Spoon Collective Overview
by Karuna Teresa Foudriat Our Purpose and Vision The Long Spoon Collective works to create a way of life that meets needs while nourishing the systems that sustain us. We are responding to the intertwined problems of climate chaos, th…
Read moreBiomimicry - Learning from Nature
by Mary Hansel There is no greater scripture than nature, for nature is life itself – Hazrat Inayat Khan Following in the steps of mystics and artists long inspired by nature, designers of the human-made world are taking inspiration fro…
Read moreAs Above, So BELOW
The Evolution of an Experiment in Grounded Community by Ann "Freya" Kreilkamp For nearly two decades I have “known,” both intuitively and via mystic literature, that whatever is going on Above is also going on Below; and more, that whatev…
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