Fuck Yeah Permaculture

“Leaky Weirs” explained.

“ A new catalyst material developed by chemists at MIT provides key insight into the design requirements for producing liquid fuels from carbon dioxide, the leading component of greenhouse gas emissions. The findings suggest a route toward using the world’s existing infrastructure for fuel storage and distribution, without adding net greenhouse emissions to the atmosphere.” Bravo @mit!

Toby’s family will use the proceeds of the crowdfunding to pay the last of his medical bills, to pay for his memorial services, and to help his wife through the difficult transition ahead. 

“With these words, the ancient Greek philosopher Archimedes taught us the power of leverage points. It’s a key concept in permaculture design, too. When we deeply understand the system we’re working with—be it a garden, a business, a community, or even a personal relationship—we can spot the places where a small, perfectly located nudge will beget a large response. Plenty of disciplines use leverage points. There’s aikido, where a tiny movement by a master redirects the force of an attacker to send the latter sprawling—or worse. In integrated pest management (IPM), the timely deploying of an insect trap at a vulnerable moment in a pest’s life cycle will snare only the target insect while leaving beneficial bugs. Finding leverage points usually requires keen observation and a deep grasp of the system we’re working with.” - Toby Hemenway A series to follow! Enjoy.

While natural gas poses a large near-term threat to coal, renewables represent an even greater threat in the long term. Solar, in particular, has enormous potential to displace coal and even natural gas over the next few decades. Solar's current minuscule contribution to US electricity generation is not at all indicative of the threat the solar poses to the fossil fuel industry. While solar only accounted for .6% of US electricity generation capacity in 2015, this industry is growing at a breakneck pace. Keep pushing industries toward renewables!

Hope everyone is enjoying their permaculture properties :)

“The future of food and of the planet are inseparable.” - MSNBC | @civileats

Here's a helpful story from Paul Stamets about removing stumps with Turkey Tail mushrooms. The stumps rot out fast (no grinder necessary) and you get medicinal mushrooms too. Nice function stacking. I'm a huge fan of Turkey Tail as medicine. Has anyone used other fungi to rot stumps? 

It’s a shame it takes disaster for people to start paying mind to soil and it’s importance in holding water and nutrients.

An interview with David Holmgren. This is the full length interview from the upcoming documetary on.fb.me/20vwPqp

"Lately it seems like bees just can’t get a break. This is the tenth consecutive year of exceptional annual bee losses. And despite heightened attention to the plight of the nation’s pollinators—which are essential to producing $15 billion worth of U.S. agricultural products a year—these losses continue to grow." - on.fb.me/1PEbQdY