Matthew Stephens is tireless. With the relentlessness of a post-modern prophet, he uses his half-dozen Facebook pages to share an endless stream of information about permaculture in all sorts of environments—temperate, tropical; urban, rural; First World, Third World—and to prod, provoke, shame, and inspire his friends and followers to snap out of their complacency and take action on behalf of the Earth. His frequent pleas, “Where is the urgency?” are […]
Archive | March, 2018
Beyond words | Healing communication
Sometimes a word or two changes everything: “You’re pregnant.” “Not guilty.” “Benign.” “The worst is over.” Other times, no words at all are necessary. A look. A touch. Our bodies’ response to music. Suddenly we are in sync. We have no doubt. We know what to do. This issue of The MOON is about communication with the intent to heal. Our interview is with Judith Simon Prager, a therapist who has built a global […]
Michael Pilarski | Resist the slaughter of the world
I cry for the world a lot. How can you live in this world and not cry? Do you live under a bushel basket? Or perhaps you only read the mainstream media? Or perhaps you think that your lot lies with the oppressors? Perhaps you think your fate doesn’t rely on a healthy Earth? Or that the brutal oppression of people in far-away places won’t affect you. I vividly remember […]
Return to our roots | Movies you might’ve missed
There have been a wealth of movies produced in recent years about returning happily to our sustainable, food-producing roots. From a Wall Street investment banker cashing out to become a “bullish farmer” to abandoned Detroit residents reclaiming urban wastelands, to young people choosing careers as small-scale farmers, there’s a new “back to the land” movement under way. The Bullish Farmer tells the story of Wall Street investment banker John “John […]
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