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Mystic Watershed Permaculture

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Mystic Watershed Permaculture

An open network of permaculture designers, activists and interested parties working in the Mystic River watershed to build and support permaculture systems and practices.

Members: 6
Latest Activity: Mar 5, 2011

Files & Online Resources

Earth Action Mentor, in cooperation with Gaia University, provides ongoing permaculture education, including a path to a permaculture diploma (beyond PDC, which is a prerequisite)

Maps on the watershed association Web site

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation page regarding the watershed

Massachusetts Water Resources Authority's page regarding the river

United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) page regarding the river

United States Geological Survey (USGS) page regarding the river

A site regarding an EPA-funded real-time water quality monitoring project

MetroFuture 21st century plan of the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC)

Mystic Watershed Collaborative (a partnership between Tufts University and the Mystic River Watershed Association) site

Friends of the Mystic River (Medford-based)

Woburn Advocate article about a proposed plan (2010) for the western section of Woburn

Wikipedia article

Friends of the Community Paths page about paths in the lower Mystic basin

Mystic View Task Force (seems dormant)

Discussion Forum

David Holmgren Pre-Endorsed "Meaningful Makeovers"

In Permaculture - Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability (2002), the younger co-originator of the permaculture concept wroteThe permaculture design process can be thought of as a top-down…Continue

Tags: personal, wholistic, improvement, paradigm, physical

Started by David Eggleton Mar 5, 2011.

Participation prep: Acquaintance with and consideration of permaculture principles 1 Reply

As articulated by David Holmgren: http://www.permacultureprinciples.com/ As articulated by Bill Mollison:…Continue

Tags: principles, permaculture, Mollison, Holmgren

Started by David Eggleton. Last reply by David Eggleton Dec 8, 2010.

"Integral Permaculture"

Some innovators based in Spain are fusing permaculture with Ken Wilber's views of human nature and possibilities, somewhat informed/inspired by Spiral Dynamics and Transition's emphasis on…Continue

Tags: Transition, settlement, Spiral Dynamics, interaction, webinar

Started by David Eggleton Dec 6, 2010.

Playing is beneficial directly to you

This post regarding composting and ones that follow as replies are to consider exploratory and relaxed/casual attitudes that can reduce or remove the anxieties of not doing things as specialists. …Continue

Tags: specialist, specialization, play, odor, compost

Started by David Eggleton Jun 16, 2010.

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Comment by David Eggleton on April 26, 2010 at 9:12am
I hope to evolve this so that our discussions are intuitively or logically sorted.
 

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