January of 2015 was, to my knowledge, the first time an American robin found this little yard of sufficient interest to warrant a visit: I know so little about what will change a bird’s mind. Is the robin slumming? Lost? Or perhaps he stopped in the avocado tree because while passing over, heading for lands better known to him, he noticed the thick, damp mulch under the “ditch orchard” – […]
Michael Pilarski | A carbon sequestration proposal for the world
I have been following the climate-change and carbon storage debates for over 30 years and still have not heard of any proposals that make as much sense as the one outlined herein. I was inspired to write this after attending the 2009 Klimaforum09, the grassroots alternative to the 2009 Copenhagen Climate Conference, in which 50,000 people from civil society, small farmers, indigenous people, NGOs, etc., participated. These grassroots activists went […]
The permaculture plan to save the planet | An interview with Matthew Stephens
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 […]
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 […]
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