July 22 to 24 Their Mission: The mission for the 2011 Northeast Permaculture Convergence is to stimulate the network by focusing on local and regional connections, sharing resources, and continuing to define the structure, function, and organization of the group. Interactive presentations, roundtable discussion, and skill sharing mixed with healthy local food, music, and social time. […]
Photos from yesterday’s Feb 19,2011. Brunch, Bokashi & Mud Ball workshop at Jimmy’s No. 43 on 7th St. in the East Village, NYC. Our next date there is March 12, 2011. We had the workshop in romantic cozy “bar lighting” which worked out well but not for the camera. We […]
FROM Transit Aletrnative’s newsletter: It’s ridiculous that bicyclists are being summonsed while circling a park. Adults are not required by law to wear a helmet; it is not illegal to occupy a full lane of traffic; exiting a bike lane to avoid an obstruction (like this perhaps – below) is entirely legitimate. Cyclists being summonsed […]
Skimmed through to the end excerpt by Nate Berg: “Burning Man and the Metropolis” Participation is the organic result of citizens continually taking ownership of their community and their experiences within the community. “It changes their philosophy of how they want to be involved in their cities, how they want to be involved in their […]
Saturday Free Workshop, Feb 19, 2011! 1-5 pm Join us for brunch at Jimmy’s No. 43, 43 East 7th St. NY, NY 10003 (backroom) $5 beer special, $5 brunch special! (locally grown & made ingredients) RSVP Space is limited. – Go to www.mudballs.eventbrite.com – email: dd at moscollective dot net Indicate for which PARTS 1, […]
We need your help! Our goal is to stockpile 2000 water cleaning mud balls by June 10, 2011. If you want to host a mud ball party let us know! Picture above is from an event people did in Penang in 2009. http://www.emrojapan.com/examples/global-cases/asia-and-oceania/malaysia.html To make mud balls : here is the formula on the EMRO web […]
… yet always room for more! Next time we will have more of everything for more people. Great discussions and muddy hands were cleaned and nourished while building the Mud Ball stock pile for June Figment. Exciting discussion on germs, germination, microbes, bacteria and health. Stay tuned for next dates for Brunch, Bokashi & Mud Balls […]
PPS Presents: Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper: Lessons from Australia February 8 I didn’t go.. because it was too cold… I know… bbbbut it was streaming live! Watch live streaming video from placemaking at livestream.com In the face of economic hardship, how can cities capitalize on their inherent creative ingenuity and create places in low-cost, immediate and […]
What Is “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” Placemaking? “Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper” is a phrase we borrowed from Eric Reynolds at Urban Space Management we use it to describe interventions that produce immediate results, transforming underused urban spaces into exciting laboratories that reward citizens with authentic places and provide a boost to areas in need. These projects provide […]
YouTube – Adam Purple and The Garden of Eden. http://www.harveywang.com/podcast.html
Workshop/Brunch: Making Bokashi & Water Cleaning Mud Balls!
Making Bokashi & Water Cleaning Mud Balls!
Part 1. 1:00 – 2:00 pm – Bokashi: making bran for fermenting kitchen scraps for rich soil for growing your own food.
Part 2. 2:30 – 3:00 pm – Role of effective microorganisms in our life: talk.
Part 3. 3:30 – 4:30 pm – Mud ball making for cleaning waterways and Good microbe plans for house and dog run cleaning.
MoS Figment Project Soil is a vital element that unites us – without it, none of us could live. We are seeking dancers, artists, and improvisers of every culture to represent this life-giving force by expressing themselves in or around the soil (5 yr old soft healthy leaf compost). Modern dance, contact, butoh, tango, tarantella and all […]
SEND US YOUR SOIL: We are collecting soil samples from around the world in jars to compare with composted soil. A variety is the aim. Sandy, clay, dry powdery, muddy etc. Whatever you can find with a note from where you harvested it. Farm soil samples wanted: GMO, mono crop farm soil samples wanted. We will […]
The MoS Collective & Leave a Better Trace! We’re masters of succession: A team of educators and artists at events supporting the global bottom line of clean water, air and soil. As the second year we have time to be more creative.. so join in soon and bring your ideas! Contact : dd (at) moscollective […]
WHOLE SYSTEMS EXPERIENCES SOIL ENCOUNTERS We will bring a party of soilful people to get you into dirt. Send us your soil!. We’d like to get to know diverse soils to display and interact with during our events. COMPOSTING Home systems Worm bins Effective microorganism (EM) fermentation process Thermophilic (hot) bins and piles Cold bins […]
It’s not a dream. It’s a necessity. Watch the video! City of Dreams – Brazil Jaime Lerner : Brazilian urban planning guru. – He has a commitment to simplicity, no fear of simplicity. – Cities should have 3 main principles: mobility, sustainability, identity _transportation _extensive networks of parks: used flooding to his benefit, no mowing […]
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“Through the collective intentional efforts of many individuals, a healing momentum can transform our planet into the radiant life source it is intended to be.” – Patty Ceglia As a Permaculture designer, architect, and life-long organic gardener, Patty Ceglia is passionate about finding the ecological balance for productive potential of every site. She teaches at […]
NRDC Green Gifts over 40 green gifts!
Flower dyes, vegetable dyes (beets) and now mushroom dyes in beautiful mushroom colors. Make, sell or buy mushroom dyes, paper, pigments and myco-stix (like pastels I guess). http://sonic.net/~dbeebee/web_mush-history.htm
I have never heard of Neva Rockefeller Goodwin, who is known for her (guessing Neva is female identified person) shareholder action at ExxonMobil that intended to help the company anticipate and take leadership in ushering in a post-carbon economy. Dr. Goodwin’s remarks on Oct 28th.2010 to an All-party Parliamentary Group were based on a paper, […]
Sign up for FatCOW hosting and MoS collective gets a commission! No cost to you. We are developing MoS educational free events that will make our watersheds healthier. We could use the funding to buy supplies. I have used this service for 10 years and they just keep getting better. Small, friendly and affordable. Great […]
Another Succession winner. Training Workshop in October. Very exciting opportunity. http://radixcenter.org/workshops/rust/ Check out their Sustainable systems. – Low cost and effective. Imagine a high cost designed systems for beauty and function. http://radixcenter.org/virtual-tours-of-sustainable-systems/ Building cleaner water, air and soil.
Expedition Gowanus is proud to present Phytoremediation! A workshop on making low tech, floating water remediation gardens out of trash. — Beauteous and helpful.
Did in know it was in dishwashing detergents? I never looked at the ingredients. I know it’s in fertilizers. Removing it will prevent excess algae blooms. It will save taxpayers the money that is used to remove it. Right, don’t add to the water in the first place. Effective micro-organism (EM-1) also clean up algae […]
http://www.riverkeeper.org/get-involved/minimize-your-impact/watershed-pollutants/ According to the EPA, the leading source of pollution in surface drinking water supplies is polluted rainwater runoff. Many pollutants are found in legal, commonly used household products – cleaning chemicals for our homes, oil and gasoline for our vehicles, pesticides and fertilizers for our lawns, and pharmaceuticals for ourselves. Please help protect our […]
This is my permaculture Design Certificate teacher’s Aug 7th interview on WBAI. I cut the announcers out a bit to make it under 10 mgs. 2010-andrewFaust-BAI_intrview We can not only improve the quality of our resources but also the quality of our life. It’s not separate. We don’t have to give anything up.. we only […]
” We will explore the spiritual, ethical and moral aspects of practicing a deep appreciation for the Earth, and the spiritual relationship between human beings and our ecology. Ecological crisis is interrelated with spiritual crisis and comes from an absence of a sense of the sacred and from a lack of awareness that our own […]
Hair For Oil Spills Program One of The Masters Of Succession’s several offerings Saturday at The City of Water Day Festival on Governors Island was trim and collect hair to add to the massive collections which help absorb oil spills. We had lots of enthusiastic donations in the 5 hours but not that many. Those […]
CITY OF WATER DAY, Governors Island JULY 24, 2010 * Barbara Augsburger * E. Shig. Matsukawa: fermented bran, Effective Microorganism (EM) Composting:www.recyclefoodwaste.org * Dee Dee Maucher: Eco Product/Business Development, Branding and Creative Media. Whole Systems/Creative Habitats Master Planner. Organizer of the MoS Collective. Permaculture Design Certified. * Marga Snyder: Firefly Concierge: ecologically minded concierge services. Permaculture Design Certified * Carol Crump: Permaculture […]