Food First Energy Second! About our local community and poorly placed renewable energy systems. I wanted to report on my continuing research into what's happening in Ulster County, the Rondout watershed and the region, in regards to these oversized solar projects getting plopped down on good farming land and smack in the middle of beautiful views. After reading many documents like; Accelerating Large-Scale Wind and Solar Energy in New York State (The first word in title kinda

Living in the Rondout watershed for more then a decade driving up and down the 209 corridor which defines our community here I am...

Herein I build on the theme of giving a in-depth exploration of the foundations of Permaculture. I share examples from consultations we...

A philosophy of life Learning to live well with how the earth works. The relationship of permaculture design to taosim,buddhism mysticism and mythology. This is the first entry in a series I am very excited and inspired to share with everyone taking the time to explore how introspection, spirituality and mysticism open doors of perception and awareness that are invaluable to first, living a good life and second, to creating good designs and a healthy world. In these writings