Please see my recent article in Interesting Times Magazine, page 8.

Cheers all!

When was the last time you stopped and asked,

“What are we doing here? What is our goal as a

society?” By just looking at the outcomes, we

are pursuing neither happiness nor trying to

maximize human potential – that is assuming we

aren’t grossly ignorant and incompetent.

Kafrin Site Video

I have posted a few articles on Geoff Lawton's work in Jordon. Here is a new video, updating the status of the site.

Greening the Desert II: Greening the Middle East from Craig Mackintosh on Vimeo.

We are flooded!

My apologies the the readers of this site for missing the Species of the Month for April. It has been a hectic month. I've been finalizing a house design and prepping for a project in India. Scott Meister has had his hands full, too.

Scott will be publishing a piece here in about a week's time and I will give some updates from India. Please bear with us.

2009 Sustainable Living Symposium

I will be giving a presentation on Designed Landscapes for Food, Fibre & Energy at the Sustainable Living Symposium at 10:30 am at Loyalist College in Belleville, Ontario. Click the banner below for more information.

The event is selling out fast, so click now to ensure entry!

Sustainable Living Symposium

Remembering a great man: Masanobu Fukuoka

Sadly, natural farming innovator Masanobu Fukuoka passed away yesterday, Saturday, August 16, 2008, at his home in Iyo, Ehime Prefecture, Japan of old age. He was 95.

Fukuoka authored a number of books including One Straw Revolution: The Natural Way of Farming and The Natural Way of farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy, both of which are available in English. Fukuoka taught us to observe nature and work with it rather than trying to impose our desires on the land. He also popularized the use of seed balls, which has been used in agriculture and in re-greening projects.

The father of the permaculture movement, Bill Mollison, spoke very highly of Mr. Fukuoka and said that, before hearing of Fukuoka's work, he could not see a way to produce grains sustainably, and had not thought they could be incorporated into permaculture.

Around the world, Fukuoka's work resonated with people and it continues to be adopted and applied to different conditions around the world. His work and his teachings remain a great inspiration to us and we will miss him.