Agroforestry for a Cooler, Greener Future – a Talk by Michael Pilarski
Growing trees in perennial forested systems (food forests) alongside annual crops and animals is one of the most effective and
Read MoreGrowing trees in perennial forested systems (food forests) alongside annual crops and animals is one of the most effective and
Read More1 million farmers are rapidly transitioning across 500,000 hectares in Andhra Pradesh, India. Their website is https://apcnf.in/. This is so awesome,
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Read MoreThis piece was written by Rob De Laet, a core collaborator for the Global Earth Repair Conference II in 2025.
Read MoreWhen: Thurs, Sept. 14, 6:30-8:30PM Michael Pilarski will give a presentation on the best methods to re-green the planet, rehydrate
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Read MoreCommunity Ecological Initiative – Southern India An inspiring ecological initiative of the Isha Foundation, Project GreenHands seeks to prevent and
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Read MoreSustainable Land Management – Amsterdam, Netherlands Dr. Reij was honored by the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) as
Read MoreAgroforestry Pioneer – Melbourne and Victoria, Australia Founder and owner of Bambra Agroforestry Farm, (essentially a 42-hectare outdoor classroom for
Read MoreThe “Forest Man” – India Jadav Payeng is an environmental activist and forestry worker popularly known as the Forest Man
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Read MoreCold Desert Afforestation – India Anand Dhawaj Negi, 1947-2021, popularly known as AD, was a retired bureaucrat turned “Forest man
Read MoreThe Natural Farmer – India John Kaisner is a much-loved international teacher, designer and practitioner of Permaculture. But it wasn’t
Read MorePermaculture, RetroSuburbia – Australia David is the other original “co-founder of Permaculture” and also co-author (with Bill Mollison) of the
Read MoreSyntropic Agriculture – Switzerland Ernst Gotsch is a Swiss farmer and researcher working mostly in Brazil. He has originated a
Read MoreRobert Adrian de Jauralde Hart (1913-2000) was an English pioneer of forest gardening in temperate zones. He created a model
Read MorePermaculture Institute – Australia Bill Mollison (1928-2016) was an Australian researcher, author, scientist, teacher and biologist. He was a co-founder
Read MoreCommunal Village Regeneration Project – Zimbabwe, Africa For the last 20 years, villagers in this area have taken their lives
Read MoreThe Green Wall of Africa – Burkina Faso, Africa Yacouba Sawadago is famed for being “The Man who Stopped the
Read MoreFarmer-Managed Natural Regeneration – Niger, Africa Tony Rinuado is an Australian agronomist, who is widely known as the “forest maker.”
Read MoreRichard St. Barbe Baker – Men of the Trees Society – Kenya, Africa Richard St. Barbe Baker (1889-1982) is the
Read MoreSarvodaya Institute – Los Angeles, CA, USA Rishi Kumar is a small-scale farmer, land-artist, writer, and educator. Since 2010, he
Read MoreRegenerative Resources – USA Neal Spackman is a Terraformer, an internationally recognized pioneer of hyper-arid agro-forestries. Neal is the director
Read MoreManavendra Singh Shekhawat, changed the fortune of a 500 acre barren, degraded landscape (only 30 trees on it) using traditional
Read MoreJ. Russell Smith (1874-1996) was an American geographer and is considered the father of the field of agroforestry. In 1929,
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Read MoreChoitresh Kumar Ganguly (“Bablu”) is an organic farmer in India who has been involved in the field of rural development
Read MoreMark Shepard is the CEO of Forest Agriculture Enterprises, founder of Restoration Agriculture Development (RAD), and award-winning author Mark has
Read MoreGary Paul Nabhan (1952) is an agricultural ecologist, Ethnobotanist, and author whose work has focused primarily on the plants and
Read MoreLeah Penniman has over 20 years of experience as a soil steward and food sovereignty activist, and with farmers internationally
Read MoreAkira Miyawaki (1928) is a Japanese botanist and expert in plant ecology specializing in seeds and the study of natural
Read MoreFarmer Managed Natural Regeneration – FMNR This is one of the most inspirational earth repair success stories of recent times.
Read MoreAs an educator of Holistic Land Management, Precious Phiri specializes in reversing major environmental issues by teaching, training, establishing and
Read MoreThe Global Drylands Library contains hundreds of books on ecological restoration and sustainable agriculture in the world’s arid and semi-arid
Read MoreAndrew Millison, of Oregon State University, has been providing permaculture knowledge to hundreds if not thousands of students over the
Read MoreMichael Pilarski explains the process of ecosystem building in all its facets. Whether you are restoring a native ecosystem back
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Read MoreThere are several more installments to this series yet to come, but here we have the announcement of our intention
Read MoreMichael goes through tips and tricks out of his years of permaculture teaching experience – woody debris, hugulkultur, rain catchment,
Read MoreHosted by Finnriver InCider Space Zoom! Join us live on Zoom for the following webinars- “Medicinal Trees & Shrubs” April
Read MoreBy Michael Pilarski, Friends of the Trees Society, and Global Earth Repair Foundation. Febuary 6, 2020. [This paper originated as
Read MoreMacphail Woods, Prince Edward Island, Canada. “Prince Edward Island was once home to ancient hemlock and white pine trees shading
Read MoreBusiness-Organization: SouthWoods Ecosystems Website: http://Southwoodsecosystems.com https://www.facebook.com/southwoodsecosystems/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/daniel.halsey.5 Daniel Halsey 09/2018 Curriculum Vitae Daniel has a Bachelor of Science
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Read MorePenny Livingston-Stark is internationally recognized as a prominent permaculture teacher, designer, and speaker. She holds a MS in Eco-Social Regeneration
Read MoreMike Maki is an environmental activist and entrepreneur in agriculture and forestry with forty plus years of experience in Earth
Read MoreMichael Pilarski, farmer, wild-crafter and educator, has worked with over 1,000 species of plants. He is the founder of Friends
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Read MoreJillian is an experienced practitioner of regenerative systems, who co-creates transformative learning experiences in Permaculture and Ecovillage design. The founder
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Read MoreBusiness-Organization: All Points Land Design Javan Kerby Bernakevitch is Principal Consultant at All Points Land Design. This firm help clients
Read MoreBusiness-Organization: The Xerces Society Author, ecologist, and farmer Eric Lee-Mäder co-directs the Pollinator Conservation and Agricultural Biodiversity program at the
Read MoreBusiness-Organization: Kilombo Tenonde Mestre Cobra Mansa is well known for his work in the world of Capoeira. He begun his
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