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Japan’s Permaculture Center

Kiyokazu Shidara from the Permaculture Center of Japan brought his students to visit us this afternoon. What a treat for us to chat with them — Kiyokazu did the translating. We hope they will create a similar education garden in the centre of Tokyo and Osaka. City Farmer.

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City Repair – Permaculture for Urban Spaces

Peak Moment 76: What happens when citizens apply permaculture principles to a city grid? They create friendly places within the grid that invite people to come together. Mark Lakeman, co-founder of Portland, Oregon’s City Repair Project describes these “creative intervention” projects as placemaking at its best. People learn to work together, build trust and have [...]