Willi Paul

Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

Calling the Seeds. 19 Interviews with Women in Permaculture and Transition: 2010 – 2012 A Source Directory. Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine     Soul Ecologist Catherine Walker, Sonoma, CA Elizabeth Slate, Founder of The Alchemical Nursery, Syracuse, NY Author Rachel Kaplan K.Ruby Blume – The Institute of Urban Homesteading Maddy Harland, Editorial Director – Permaculture Magazine Starhawk: Community Permaculture and the Sacred Seeds Lisa M. Fernandes, portlandmainepermaculture.com Author, Healer Alanna Moore, geomantica.com Geomancy: Sabine Engelhardt Zagreb, Croatia Raven Gray, Transitions US, NorCal Dayna Baumeister, Ph.D. – biomimicryguild.com “I am Turtle … Continued

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The Youth and Elders Project. Interview with Co-Leader Erik Van Lennep by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

The Youth and Elders Project. Interview with Co-Leader Erik Van Lennep by Willi Paul, PlanetShifter.com Magazine http://planetshifter.com/node/2012 “Reaffirming our commitment to work through the heart, we also affirm the ability to learn from everyone, and to share what useful knowledge and experience each of us has to offer. This is not about age, it’s about being human.” 28424

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Seeds & Ladders. A Conversation with Permaculture Designer Jenny Pell, Pacific Northwest. By Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange

Seeds & Ladders. A Conversation with Permaculture Designer Jenny Pell, Pacific Northwest. By Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange   http://planetshifter.com/node/2007   “Another metaphor that I use a lot is one of abundance and how can you expect the table to be full and abundant if you don’t bring something to the table? People in our culture have a bad habit of filling up at the table where someone else planted, harvested, and cooked the food, eating more than their fill, and then walking away without doing the dishes! You need to … Continued

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Sacred Thyme for Permaculture. Interview with Abel R. Gomez: writer, ritualist, community organizer. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com

Sacred Thyme for Permaculture. Interview with Abel R. Gomez: writer, ritualist, community organizer. By Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://planetshifter.com/node/2006 now we’re busy making all our busy plans on foundations build to last but nothing fades as fast as the future and nothing clings like the past, until we can see more than this i stand alone and so connected and i’m all there right next to you oh then it’s alright when with every day another bit falls away oh but it’s still alright, alright, alright and like words together we … Continued

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Transition Accelerator Tool #1 – Consensus & Local Governance Re-Skilling (Video Prototype). Community Alchemy #9 Willi Paul

Transition Accelerator Tool #1 – Consensus & Local Governance Re-Skilling (Video Prototype). Community Alchemy #9 Willi Paul Posted on April 11, 2012 by [ open myth source ] Transition Accelerator Tool #1 – Consensus & Local Governance  Re-Skilling (Video Prototype). Community Alchemy #9 Willi Paul 4-9-2012 http://planetshifter.com/node/2005   A teaching / collaborative web site that does the following: 1. Offers several process models for generating consensus & local governance, including new ideas from Jenny Pell & PermOccupy 2. Features a searchable database of local issues & initiatives at the intersection of local citizen action … Continued

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Unleashing the Collective Genius of San Francisco. Interview with Beverly Pitzer, TransitionSF by Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange

Unleashing the Collective Genius of San Francisco.  Interview with Beverly Pitzer, TransitionSF  by Willi Paul, Permaculture Exchange   – excerpt – “Personally, I don’t see competition really playing a role in this movement. For this global experiment to work, we need cooperation and lots of it. Competition and a built in sense of scarcity have been the basis of our economy for a long time. As experts like Richard Heinberg share, we have reached the limits of growth, and operating in the same competitive mindset will not help us to build community … Continued

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Heart not Wallet. Permaculture Commentary by Willi Paul, Publisher, PlanetShifter.com Magazine

Heart not Wallet. Permaculture Commentary by Willi Paul, Publisher, PlanetShifter.com Magazine Whether you call it regenerative design, a daily act or green religion, it is clear that permaculture is no longer Bill Mollison’s soil science. As a “community resource” and fledgling business sector, permaculture is now heavily influenced by a few individuals and organizations. As a movement, it is at best, morphing with ideas from urban agriculture, slow food and Transition. There is also PermOccupy on the table, a powerful governance – consensus hybrid with a permaculture base. As a … Continued

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Journey Council of the Tillamook Tribe. New Myth 19 – Willi Paul, openmythsource.com

Journey Council of the Tillamook Tribe. New Myth 19 – Willi Paul, openmythsource.com http://planetshifter.com/node/2000 “We are a critical connection, a living and breathing vision for the future,” he decried. “We support the local struggle to be free to grow what we can and barter for what we cannot. Our values also include working in harmony with the land, mediating community conflicts and embracing Nature’s alchemic wisdom for spiritual guidance. We support the Global Principles.” 25001

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NorCal Transition Yeast: Interview with Peter Ruddock, Slow Money, Transition Palo Alto & San Mateo County Food System Alliance. By Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine

NorCal Transition Yeast: Interview with Peter Ruddock, Slow Money, Transition Palo Alto & San Mateo County Food System Alliance. By Willi Paul, Planetshifter.com Magazine http://planetshifter.com/node/1999 – excerpt – “I spent too many years working in Silicon Valley, under a venture capital system, wherein people were made to compete with each other and even worthwhile projects were abandoned if they did not produce enough wealth for the principal investors. It was often a system of divide and conquer, where individuals competed with other individuals. Yes, there was cooperation, mostly within the … Continued

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The Tree Fort Code. Interview with Kelly Hogan & Matt Bibeau: Advanced Teacher Training in Youth & Child Permaculture Education Course, June 2012, Portland, OR. By Willi Paul & openmythsource.com

The Tree Fort Code. Interview with Kelly Hogan & Matt Bibeau: Advanced Teacher Training in Youth & Child Permaculture Education Course, June 2012, Portland, OR. By Willi Paul & openmythsource.com http://planetshifter.com/node/1997 – excerpt – “Older, school-age children have bitten the line a lot harder. Some have their own I-pods and cell-phones in addition to TV, video games, computers and internet access. Exposure varies widely, from children whose parents don’t let them watch TV to children who have their own TV, for example. As a strategy—especially in the public school setting—an educator … Continued

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