How ‘Worldview’ is significant to Design
by Andrew Langford Gaia U is rooted in permaculture design. Permaculture arose (in the 1970s) from various impulses, one of which is explained by Bill Mollison in the classic 1994 permaculture video “In Grave Danger [...]
This S#!* is Vicarious: Transforming Vicarious Trauma into Healing
by Gaia U BSc graduate and MSc candidate, Nicole Vosper Re-post from http://www.emptycagesdesign.org In this blog, I want to write about something I’ve been researching a lot recently called vicarious trauma because I feel it [...]
Acceleration
by Gaia U Advisory Board member, Albert Bates Re-post from http://peaksurfer.blogspot.com.ar/ When we were young, our parents made a bargain with us. If you will not drink or smoke until you are 21, they said, [...]
Reflections from the Northern California Permaculture Convergence
Warm sunny days and crisp nights set the scene for the 12th annual Permaculture and Building Resilient Communities Convergence from Oct 5-8 at the Solar Living In Hopland, CA, USA. Over 500 folks gathered, celebrated, [...]
Growing a Resilient & Regenerative Future in Kenya – A Permaculture Story
by Gaia U Diploma Candidate, Sheena Shah Any permaculture project is a story. It’s not just designing the landscapes, but it’s really about designing your own life and shaping communities to become resilient. I recently [...]
The Elephant at the Front Door: Deconstructing Oppression and Integrating Shadows
by Gaia U MSc and Post graduate Diploma graduate, Jennifer English Morgan. She also serves as a Senior Advisor. In issue #106 of Permaculture Design Magazine. Witnessing the transformation that takes place in people when [...]
Jonny Waywell and the Free Glades Project
A message from Jonny Waywell about how you can support The Free Glades Project: https://www.youcaring.com/jonnywaywell-962594 https://youtu.be/-k8w_vwpNBQ I am the co-founder of The Free Glades Project. I currently run the project from Oxfordshire where I [...]
The Beauty of Biomass
by Gaia U Advisory Board Member, Albert Bates Re-post from http://peaksurfer.blogspot.com/ “The solution to our living arrangement problem is not going to be more cars of a different kind, it’s going to be returning to [...]
Contradicting non-documentation syndrome
by Gaia U co-founder and president, Andrew Langford Those of us engaged in practical projects are often too busy ‘doing’ to document our work in any depth, especially if documentation is not included as a [...]
The Heritage of my Heart: my journey and vision for the future of South Africa
by Gaia U MSc Candidate, Jason Engledoe To contribute to Jason's scholarship fund, go to https://www.youcaring.com/gaiauniversity-984449?utm_campaign=buttonshare&utm_medium=url&utm_source=copy&utm_content=cf_cp_01https://www.youcaring.com/gaiauniversity-957298 My background I was born in Cape Town, South Africa in the mid 1970's. It was an environment in [...]