Permaculture
Village-Building Stumbles: A few of the things Earthaven Ecovillage has gotten wrong
Posted on October 1, 2019 byThose of us privileged enough to find ourselves in an intentional community often imagine that our environment will be free of the horrors and evils of the world. But alas, we bring it all with us.
Last Chance! $19 for just 2 more days
Posted on July 8, 2019 byOur Summer Solstice “$19 for 19 days” Sale is about to close! This is your last chance to take advantage of some unique discounts on the following items. Many people have jumped on the sale bandwagon and we’re so glad! Don’t miss out. Sale ends on Thursday. Remember there are plenty more books on sale… Read More
Your Monthly Freebie: Permaville Handbook
Posted on April 9, 2019 byThe Permaville Handbook: Strategies of Permaculture Design By Brian Newhouse of Permaville.com This nearly 200-paged handbook provides an overview of permaculture’s principles, teaches some core permaculture techniques and practices, and provides direction and resources for connecting with people who share a passion for the work. If you want to live more closely in tune with nature,… Read More
Growing Together through Trauma, with the Land
Posted on April 9, 2019 byWhen La’akea Community’s stability is disrupted and its existence threatened by the aftermath of an earthquake, members discover that their land is a much larger source of “glue” to keep them together than they had thought.
Top 10 New Books in the FIC Bookstore!
Posted on February 8, 2019 byYou won’t want to miss out on these stellar topics new to the bookshelf The Spirit of Dialogue: Lessons from Faith Traditions in Transforming Conflict by Aaron T. Wolf We tend to approach conflict from the perspective of competing interests. A farmer’s interest lies in preserving water for crops, while an environmentalist’s interest is… Read More
Starhawk Recognized for 2019 Kozeny Communitarian Award
Posted on February 6, 2019 byThe Foundation for Intentional Community (FIC) recognizes Starhawk as the 2019 recipient of the Kozeny Communitarian Award, honoring of the indomitable spirit of Geoph Kozeny (1949-2007), who devoted his adult life to creating community in the world. Starhawk is a well-known author and an internationally recognized activist and practitioner in the fields of permaculture, eco-feminism, and Earth-based… Read More
Your Monthly Freebie: Essence of Permaculture
Posted on January 23, 2019 byEssence of Permaculture Did you know we are continually adding new free resources to our catalog of offerings? Toolkits, epubs, organizers’ handbooks, and workshop guides are just a few examples, all located at the Free Resources category page. Explore all the topics ranging from Cooperative Housing to Climate Change; from Transition Towns to Urban Neighborhoods. … Read More
Regenerative Victory Gardens
Posted on October 15, 2018 byStacking Benefits of Gardens When you plant a garden, you are doing more than practicing a resilient skill, and cultivating mouth watering beefsteak tomatoes. You are reducing food miles by creating sustenance locally, without the need for costly and dirty energy inputs. You can skip the application of dangerous pesticides and fertilizers, and instead of… Read More
Striving for Transformation & Adaptation
Posted on May 21, 2018 byIn our latest e-newsletter our Community Bookstore manager, Kim Kanney presents the following titles as inspiration for positive change. Please check them out! Resilience, Community Action and Societal Transformation People, Place, Practice, Power, Politics and Possibility in Transition. $20; 216 pages; paperback; 2017 by Thomas Henfrey, Gesa Maschkowski & Gil Penha-Lopes Resilience, Community Action & Societal… Read More
Immerse Yourself In A Permaculture Program At One of These Rural Communities
Posted on April 6, 2017 byLast month, we sent out a newsletter highlighting two permaculture workshops at intentional communities in the U.S. Since then, we’ve heard from many more program leaders who wanted their workshops to be included. We apologize for not featuring more in last month’s newsletter, and decided to revisit the topic this month! Here is a sampling… Read More
