Published by JaneLee on 02 May 2013
With International Permaculture Day coming up on May 5th, it is only fitting that our next Woman of the Week is an expert in the field! Meet Stella Strega, a permaculture designer and teacher, activist, and Wiser.org member who works with Nodo Espiral, a permaculture academy. “I do everything I do because I decided at [...]
Published by Camilla on 10 Jul 2012
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I had the opportunity to talk to Jeunesse Park, the founder and visionary behind Food & Trees for Africa (FTFA), nominated by Paul Coleman to receive the grant for Wiser’s Earth Day Living contest. It will go towards a home based care project near Soweto run by FTFA. › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 27 Jun 2012
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“We live in a turf-built house in the temperate rainforest of Patagonia, 150km from the highest point of the Andes”, says Paul Coleman, winner of Wiser.org’s Earth Day Living Contest. “My wife and I have been at this solidly for 2 years, so showing this recognition for our work is fantastic as it can really help us to further advance what we are doing here in Patagonia.” › Continue reading… |
Published by Camilla on 08 Dec 2011
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“I saw poverty all my life” Carla tells me. Carla Noain Park comes from a city called Iquitos in Peru located on the Amazon river where she once studied to be a teacher. “I always wanted to help my people” she tells me. However, it wasn’t until she married her husband and moved to the US, that this dream became a reality. › Continue reading… |
Published by Kerry on 28 Mar 2011
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This week we would like to introduce the story of WiserEarth member, Rebecca Russell. Rebecca works at the intersection of multiple healing passions: helping to nurture her local community physically through her profession as a yoga teacher, and to connect, educate, and inspire through a growing community garden project. › Continue reading… |
Published by Kerry on 14 Dec 2010
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Transition Towns is a widespread community project, now spanning cities across the globe, designed to proactively build resilience into cities in preparation for peak oil and climate change. Actions include permaculture, education, energy usage reduction, and other sustainable living endeavors. Rachel Roddam, of the Transition Towns movement in Tasmania, Derwent, and on WiserEarth, shares her story here. › Continue reading… |
Published by Kerry on 03 Feb 2010
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We’d like to share the story of Katie Young, who has been using WiserEarth to link up with our extensive permaculture community. In one month, she’s off to New Zealand to work on organic farms through WWOOF, to pursue her interest in sustainable agriculture and to tell a really good story. What drives her? Read on and get inspired! › Continue reading…
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Published by Angus on 27 Jul 2009
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Leading a networked community of like-minded individuals requires a different mindset from managing in an organizational setting. No longer are you trying to grow your organization, fight for its resources, and trumpeting its successes. Instead you are collaborating and sharing resources to achieve a common purpose. Here we share a story and some characteristics of effective community leadership. › Continue reading… |
