Wirikuta is a region in the desert of San Luis Potosí, Mexico that is considered by the Wixarika or Huichol indigenous people in Mexico one of their most important sacred sites. The Wixarika people are known worldwide for their unique visionary art and for proudly preserving their spiritual identity despite a destructive civilizing process of […]
SPORACTION “Turning Sun into Food” Project Nuevo Mundo`s 2013 Earth Odyssey Bus Caravan After the long journey from San Diego, The Earth Odyssey caravan landed on Lake Atitlan, Guatemala for two months to implement some incredibly regenerative projects. In collaboration with JUSTA and 22 permaculture specialists, we broke off into 3 teams and completed 3 […]
A new way to work and share has emerged from the San Francisco Bay Area tech culture. It is embodied through co-working spaces, peer-to-peer networks for direct sharing, everything from rides to commercial retail space to clothing. It’s been called the sharing economy or collaborative consumption. Last month, one of these co-working spaces, NextSpace, hosted a […]
In October 2012, Gerardo Ruiz, attended the General Assembly in the Wixarika (Huichol) community of Tuapurie with Juan Negrin, Director of the Wixarika Resarch Center, were they were formally petitioned by the community to help them design and implement a regenerative forestry program integrated into the community’s autonomous high school, a challenge that was gladly […]
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I recently visited Seven Seeds Organic Farm in Souther Oregon ?to pick up seeds for the agriculture projects i’m working on at Sacred Acres and to meet the founder, Don Tipping. I wanted to find out more about bio-dynamic farming farming and seed-banking techniques hat I heard of but never seen in action. Seven Seeds […]
Reposted from WorldsColliding.org While enjoying Ometepe Island, Nicaragua’s incredible scenery and beautiful sustainability projects Shayna and Bryan realized that an increase in tourism was inevitable. They were deeply moved by the backstory and current troubles of the land, so they started brainstorming ways they could encourage tourists to have a more wholesome and culturally engaging experience […]
Lucidity Festival in Santa Barbara California has set the trend for Transformational Festivals on the West Coast and throughout the United States.With its third installation, Lucidity Universe will take place April 11-13 in the Live Oak Campground. Lucidity has a reputation as a top notch intentional gathering and as a “Leave It Better Event”, which […]
1. Inanitah Ometepe Island, Nicaragua http://www.inanitah.com/ 2. Project Bonafide Ometepe Island, Nicaragua http://projectbonafide.com/ 3. VerdEnergia Costa Rica http://www.verdenergia.org/ 4. Rancho Mastatal Costa Rica http://www.ranchomastatal.com/ 5. Varsana Yoga EcoVillage Granada, Colombia http://varsanaecoaldea.com/ 6. Aleafeliz Ecoaldea San Francisco, Colombia http://www.aldeafeliz.org/
By: Angie Gonzales from Permaculture-Yogi Have you ever wondered what living in an off the grid paradise is like ? A place where you feel in complete harmony and connection with nature and all of the elements, a place where you experience re-skilling activities such as making your own brews, harvesting the reap of the […]