How to be Invisible
One woman’s quest to see and be seen By Heather Jo Flores (a tangent) So much of what we talk about these days seems to boil down to issues of visibility and invisibility: Black people are invisible Women are invisible…
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Desire, Home, and the Destiny of Vicinity
Wherever you go, there you are What do you want? Back in 2015 I spent the entire Spring and Summer touring around the USA for Food Not Lawns. I taught workshops, turned lawns into gardens, and made hundreds of new friends.…
How to let go: a guide to being happier, healthier, and more creative
releasing old pain by dealing with grief, caring for your body, making art, and getting dirty Sometimes it seems like everybody has some version of Post-Traumatic Stress. If you’re at all aware of the world outside of yourself, if you live…
Patriarchy is dying but it’s gonna take a minute. Don’t get tired.
Don’t get burned out, because the bigger battle is yet to come. They’re trying to exhaust us. Don’t get tired. Trump was SO mad that anybody would consider pulling down the statues of the patriarchs. Well, you know I definitely vote…
On permaculture, entitlement, and that pesky third ethic: all aboard the elephant in the room
The permaculture design system, which contains the specific set of ethics, principles, tools and techniques, offers an opportunity for individuals, families, and communities to create a living human culture that nourishes, rather than annihilates, the Earth.
Design anything with the GOBRADIME permaculture design process
An easy, circular permaculture design process for gardens, community projects, creative work, and so much more. (excerpted and fully revised from my 2006 book, Food Not Lawns, How to Turn Your Yard into a Garden and Your Neighborhood into a Community.)…