“The most important thing we can do right now, regardless of what the future holds, is to build community, solidarity, and a culture of radical…
Logs, Labor, and Hope for the Future
Yesterday I was going on a walk through the woods when I cam across a fallen tulip poplar tree. The first thing I noticed about…
The Yellow Tulip Project
This Saturday, December 1st 2018, a group of students gathered in the Southside Permaculture park to plant what is likely the first “Yellow Tulip Project”…
Prepping for Winter
As we roll into December and the weather cools, nighttime frosts begin to wither the more tender annuals, while the perennials drop their leaves or…
Fusion, Solar, and Energy Storage
I had an interesting conversation with an old friend the other day while hiking through the woods we played in as kids. We both come…
Observe & Interact: Lessons from the Woods
Yesterday, as I was about to take a nap, I heard the forest calling to me. I quickly threw on some jeans and boots, made…
Using Edges: Negotiating Boundaries with Grass
Grass seems to have a dual identity in our society. For many home-owners and property developers, a homogeneous grass lawn is a symbol of status…
Philosophy of the SSPP Part 4: Getting Involved
Welcome back. Over the last three weeks we have explored the basics of permaculture, social fragmentation and power dynamics in the context of industrialism, and…
Philosophy of the SSPP Part 3: Human/Nature Dualism, Contradictions, and the Thermodynamics of Civilization
Welcome back to the Philosophy of the Southside Permaculture park post series. Part 1: Introduction to Permaculture and the SSPP Part 2: Social Fragmentation, Power…
Rivers and Streams: Influence of the Lenni-Lenape and other Farmers
We come here through the rivers and streams of history and tradition. The ancestors speak through us and we will not let them down. The earth depends on it.