The Principles of Bush Regeneration for Rainforests - and Also the Practice of Life bush regeneration counterculture design ecological systems empowerment etymology literacies and practices mid-year reflections rainforest re-wilding resilience self-care tools & tricks Jul 24, 2025

In the world of land regeneration, Australia is famous for permaculture, as coined by Bill Mollison and David Holmgren, but the practice of bush regeneration began to emerge around the same time. Both rooted in the 1970s counterculture, they outlined radically innovative practices of ecological repa...

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Sanctuary and Ecopsychology ecopsychology emotions empowerment etymology events horticultural therapy literacies and practices more-than-human resilience workshops Jul 19, 2025

Yes, there's such a thing as Ecopsychology!

Just as we have relearnt to be ecological beings (existing in a web of relationships to plants, animals, environment, and energy flow)...we can also remember and relearn that we are just as equally ecopsychological beings.

Ecopsychology is a field of stu...

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The Power of 'Zhuzhing' 'zhuzing' etymology garden horticultural therapy literacies and practices living mosaics tools & tricks Mar 06, 2025

In this newsletter we are playfully exploring something we do a lot; but it’s rarely written and it’s actually pretty hard to define. The Cambridge Dictionary spells it ‘Zhuzh’, An article in The New York Times references early usage as ‘Zhoosh’. ‘Tzushing’ is a word that you’ve likely heard more th...

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