Interior of Starhawk's greenhouse and pond.
Down the primrose path in Starhawk's rural garden.
Permaculture/Nature Resources
Below you will find links to some permaculture and gardening-related resources, including writings on the subject by Starhawk and others.
- New
Orleans Bioremediation Basics: Starhawk's more technical explanation
of the efforts to clean up various villainous toxins using microbes,
plants and fungi.
- Notes
on the Permaculture at the HoriZone Ecovillage:
Starhawk's preliminary report on the activists' EcoVillage from the
summer '05 G8 actions -- what worked and what didn't.
- EAT: Earth
Activist Trainings combine a basic permaculture course (taught by Starhawk,
Erik Ohlsen, Penny Livingston-Stark and Charles Williams) with activist
trainings and nature observation, all of it grounded in earth-based
spirituality. For currently scheduled EAT trainings, see the Schedule
Page. For
full information and an application, visit the
EAT web site.
- Quick:
define "sustainability." It's one of the hot buzz words, but what does
it really mean? Read Sustainability in
a Nutshell to discover the perspective of our fave Witch, activist,
and hands-dirty permaculturist.
- Wilderness Awareness
School: Starhawk has gone on to include some of their work on how to
be in and be part of the natural world in the Earth Activist Trainings.
In 1999 she wrote: "There's an old European fairy tale called The
Language of Birds, in which a young Prince is sent off by his father
to become educated on the Sacred Island where he learns bird speech.
I always loved the idea but thought it was purely a fantasy -- however,
I've now found people who teach Bird Language, and in an independent
study course, no less! For several years now, the core of my spiritual
practice has been the observation of nature. This year I was introduced
to the Wilderness Awareness School, a group which teaches nature observation
skills at a depth which far surpasses mine. Founded by Jon Young, who
was mentored by spiritual tracker Tom Brown Jr., the Wilderness Awareness
School offers tapes, workshops, and independent studies programs that
each the skills of a naturalist tempered by the wisdom of indigenous
cultures. I'm doing their Kamana Training program now and thoroughly
enjoying it. Check out their website at www.WildernessAwareness.org."
- Starhawk works
mainly with two permaculture organizations, the Permaculature
Institute of Northern California (Penny Livingston-Stark also co-teaches
the EAT trainings), and Occidental Arts
and Ecology Center. They are both highly recommended for accurate
and detailed information on the art and science of creating "permanent
culture."
- Recommended readings
in permaculture (coming soon).
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