on environmental footprints
From Sam Hofmann’s blog: Politics aside – the questions for me was and still is : ‘How do cultures modify landscapes’ ; ‘How do we recognise ourselves in an increasingly globalised world?’ ; ‘ What is the ‘real’ Australia? . Quite a large question , but my increasing interest in Permaculture and the concept of […]
Homo sapiens has always been walking. What made the specie successful was the capability of getting to know the environment around, learn possibilities and adapt. Did we lost this skills? Nowadays we don’t adapt anymore, we alter to our needs, destroying the world in the process. Are we serious about preserving the world as we […]
stop mowing your bloody lawns!
Found this: As we seek to integrate our agricultural systems with the landscape, in a way that follows an ethic of bioregional stewardship, the native and naturalized flora of our region offer a uniquely diverse resource. The plants that surround us have co-evolved with, and supported humans in a myriad of ways through the millennia. […]
well well, one step at the time
Pic of Ally by Alex So, it happened, after 11 years of conservative government, which took Australia through an array of incredible obscenities: 1996 March 2: John Howard defeats Paul Keating to become prime minister, ending a record 13 years of Coalition opposition. 1997 May: Resists public pressure to apologise to Indigenous Australians over the […]
on interviewing adam
One of the good things coming out of this online presence is that gives you the chance to connect. Adam Fenderson came in contact with you the other week, suggesting to review some of his radio work, where he interviews various environmental practitioners. You decided to interview him in return, a person devoted to spread […]
on permaculture, and someone who can explain it to you
To date you never touched yet the concept of Permaculture, mostly because you wouldn’t want to say the wrong things, you do not know enough about it to even attempt a broad insight. All you can do is cut-n-paste writings on the subject, like the Wikipedia definition for the concept of “permanent agriculture”: The word […]
Weed gathering: ethnobotanical practices in a cosmopolitan society
You gave a talk at the 2007 UTS CONFERENCE ON COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. The Conference preamble: What does cosmopolitanism mean in an age where globalisation is accompanied by the War on Terror and where unprecedented levels of international migration are accompanied by attacks on multiculturalism and heightened ‘border […]
on october’s wheater or, on birthdays and kangaroos diets
This is the monthly post on the Marking Days, a year-long-weather-prediction system from far away lands. June 28 2007 predicted the weather for October 07. The day was “cloudy, with a few drops in the afternoon, over-all a bit warmer.” So will be October in Sydney? The predictions for this past September were for a […]
on talking about it
There is a conference coming up at the University of Technology, Sydney, and you will preesent a paper about this weedyconnection project. UTS CONFERENCE ON COSMOPOLITAN CIVIL SOCIETIES 4 + 5 OCT What does cosmopolitanism mean in an age where globalisation is accompanied by the War on Terror and where unprecedented levels of international migration […]
on lantana’s new nature
The book by Tim Low, New Nature, is like a block of chocolate, you could eat it in one mouthful, but it taste better if you savour it. You found this couple of pages which are so pertinent to your argument you will have to duplicate them in electronic format. Thanks Tim. Chapter 7 Nature […]
