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How to work with nature instead of against it to avoid hard work

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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is a powerful quote, and in this post, I will illustrate with examples from my property how to implement the ‘working with nature’ permaculture principle in practice. Here’s the thing… We spend most of our days on our permaculture properties, working and thinking about what we need to do. There are always plants to […]

Living a Life of Abundance (Despite the Global Chaos)

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Reading Time: 5 minutesIf you read my last post about the Great Reset, you’ll be aware of the predicament we are facing as a society.​ Given the seriousness of the situation, I’ll be first to admit that it’s currently hard to stay optimistic about the future of humanity.​ I assume that many of you feel the same, especially […]

Some Practical Thoughts on Mass Suicide, Eco-anxiety and the Encroaching Collapse

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Reading Time: 12 minutesDo we need trees? Of course… How about rainforests? Stupid question! What about coral reefs? Hmm… We all know that we need trees and rainforests, otherwise we wouldn’t be able to live, but coral reefs, they aren’t so important for us as a land-dwelling species, right? However, the truth is that what rainforests are to […]

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