Functional Relationship and Disturbance (Succession)
Life becomes death and vise versa through disturbance. The cycle persists, but within the cycle it is disturbance that turns the wheel. Relationship functions within the wheel. It is the play of the universe. Sometimes we win, sometimes lose. Win and lose disturb one another. Cows on pasture disturb the weeds. Manure ground down by [...]
Halima Learns How to Ride a Multifunctional Animal
How could a Daddy resist posting these pictures of his daughter? The horse, the rider, the photographer in functional relationship, a la Permaculture.
Permaculture and Julia Child
I just finished watching the movie “Julie and Julia”, of all things. A brilliant study of what it takes to persist in love for something so meaningful. And we, as Permaculture practitioners, are cooks of a sort. We take the ingredients of the landscape and mix them together in increments, always seeking the perfect balance. [...]


