Category Archives: Agriculture

Unspoilt Natural Beauty?

Off the Top of my Head By Paul Murray   Is anyone responsible for the blatantly misleading bollocks written by real-estate agents? In an industry famous for being frugal with the truth and generous with the commission on sales, it … Continue reading

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World Famous Rongo Heaphy & Pot-Luck Feasts

Off the Top of my Head: By Paul Murray   One of the main objectives of the LivinginPeace Project is to provide all our people and our guests with meals made from freshly harvested, locally grown, organic, healthy, nutritious and … Continue reading

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The Serious Business of Permaculture

“What permaculturalists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don’t know what the details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people … Continue reading

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Join the New Permaculture Generation

LivinginPeace Project Permaculture Design Course in Karamea
 (September 30 to October 14, 2012) The LivinginPeace Project in Karamea on the West Coast will be offering a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) from September 30 to October 14, 2012. We are fortunate … Continue reading

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Rongo: The First Eight Years…What a TRIP!!

<p><a href=”http://vimeo.com/43794123″>Rongo: The First Eight Years: What a TRIP!</a> from <a href=”http://vimeo.com/user11925474″>Paul Murray</a> on <a href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a&gt;.</p>

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All About The LivinginPeace Project

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All About The LivinginPeace Project

All About The LivinginPeace Project The LivinginPeace Project The LivinginPeace project aims to combine elements of art, travel, permaculture and education to create an environmentally, socially and economically sustainable business. Rongo Backpackers & Gallery, Karamea Farm Baches and the Global Gypsy … Continue reading

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The Myth of Sustainable Meat Production

By JAMES E. McWILLIAMS Published: April 12, 2012 (N.Y. Times)   THE industrial production of animal products is nasty business. From mad cow, E. coli and salmonella to soil erosion, manure runoff and pink slime, factory farming is the epitome of a broken food … Continue reading

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Organic vs Corporate Agriculture

Time to Stop Worrying and Learn to Love Industrial Agriculture? —By Tom Philpot Like a good buffet, Nature‘s recent meta-analysis comparing the productivity of industrial and organic agriculture offered something for every taste. For enthusiasts of large-scale, chemical-intensive agriculture, there was this headline … Continue reading

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A Dystopian Future: Open Letter to Fellow Environmentalists

Excellent Rant on Environment/Industrialisation/Sustainability & Clean Energy This open letter was written by a member of Deep Green Resistance Colorado, and was influenced and informed by Deep Green Resistance and the work of Paul Kingsnorth, Derrick Jensen, Lierre Keith, Aric McBay, and … Continue reading

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