Carl Whitcomb, former professor, Oklahoma State University, and president Lacebark Inc., Improving Plant Root Systems
Thursday, 10 September 2015
Christopher Alexander - Patterns in Architecture
The following presentation was recorded live in San Jose, California, October of 1996, at The 1996 ACM Conference on Object-Oriented Programs, Systems, Languages and Applications (OOPSLA).
Tuesday, 8 September 2015
Ernst Goetsch - Agroforestry
A Swiss farmer named Ernst Götsch (Goetsch) has developed an
agroforestry system based on natural succession of species and soil
recovery. Götsch, who moved to Brazil in the 80’s, has successfully
proliferated his techniques throughout South America and Europe.
Using a productive agriculture design free of artificial fertilizer, he has revived 480 hectares (1,200 acres) of degraded soil in south Bahia (Brazil). The farm has developed its own microclimate, water flows again in 14 springs, and wildlife has repopulated the area. What began as an experiment in mimicking nature has become a model sustainable farming system in an area otherwise awash in slash-and-burn agriculture. The forest-farming techniques have been adapted to a variety of climates and conditions for the last 30 years.
A film documentary of Götsch’s work is currently in production: http://www.agendagotsch.com/
Using a productive agriculture design free of artificial fertilizer, he has revived 480 hectares (1,200 acres) of degraded soil in south Bahia (Brazil). The farm has developed its own microclimate, water flows again in 14 springs, and wildlife has repopulated the area. What began as an experiment in mimicking nature has become a model sustainable farming system in an area otherwise awash in slash-and-burn agriculture. The forest-farming techniques have been adapted to a variety of climates and conditions for the last 30 years.
A film documentary of Götsch’s work is currently in production: http://www.agendagotsch.com/
Sunday, 6 September 2015
David Korten - The Great Turning
David Korten author of "When Corporations Rule the World" on "The Great
Turning: From Empire to Earth Community" at the Veterans for Peace 2006
National Convention in Seattle
When we get our story wrong, we get our future wrong. Much like the Trans-Pacific Partnership "trade deal", everything we are told about capitalism and our economy is a pack of lies. Time for a new story, says preeminent scholar and critic of corporate globalization, David Korten, the best-selling author of When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning. David has a brand new book, Change the Story, Change the Future - a Living Economy for a Living Earth. He is the co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, co-chair of the New Economy Working Group, founder and president of the Living Economies Forum (formerly the People-Centered Development Forum), a member of the Club of Rome, and a former board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and associate of the International Forum on Globalization.
This Earth Day address was recorded April 22, 2015 at Seattle University Pigott Auditorium.
From Serving Money to Serving Life: A Sacred Story for Our Time
When we get our story wrong, we get our future wrong. Much like the Trans-Pacific Partnership "trade deal", everything we are told about capitalism and our economy is a pack of lies. Time for a new story, says preeminent scholar and critic of corporate globalization, David Korten, the best-selling author of When Corporations Rule the World and The Great Turning. David has a brand new book, Change the Story, Change the Future - a Living Economy for a Living Earth. He is the co-founder and board chair of YES! Magazine, co-chair of the New Economy Working Group, founder and president of the Living Economies Forum (formerly the People-Centered Development Forum), a member of the Club of Rome, and a former board member of the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) and associate of the International Forum on Globalization.
This Earth Day address was recorded April 22, 2015 at Seattle University Pigott Auditorium.
Boom Festival 2014 - The Evolution Revolution: From Hostilities To Harmony
Gaia loves our diversity and knows we can harmonize our perspectives to
create a future that works for All. In this talk we will discover the
secret of living a better future right now!
Elisabet Sahtouris is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist.
Elisabet Sahtouris is an internationally known evolution biologist and futurist.
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