Keynote: Designing Healthy Future Farms adapt adapt design deck community community engagement design ecological systems ecopsychology events farm farmer wellness gateway farm keynote literacies and practices permaculture re-wilding regenerative agriculture self-care sustainability workshops Aug 28, 2025

Last week we were honored to deliver the keynote "Designing Healthy Future Farms" at the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference in Glen Arbor, MI, USA, run by Crosshatch Center for Art & Ecology.

Now in its 26th year, this gathering brings together farmers, growers, and land stewards to build skills, share knowledge, and strengthen resilience across the region. This year’s theme—Incubate & Integ...

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Keynote: Regeneration Through Permaculture, Re-wilding & Community Engagement community engagement ecological systems ecopsychology events farm farmer wellness gateway farm keynote literacies and practices permaculture polyculture re-wilding regenerative agriculture sustainability Aug 06, 2025

Earlier this year, we were honored to deliver the keynote at the 77th Annual Celebration of the Washtenaw County Conservation District—an evening rooted in community, conservation, and care. We’re now excited to share the full recording along with reflections and resources from the event.

This talk was more than a presentation—it was a moment to ground ourselves in the deeper why of our work and ...

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Mid-Year Momentum: Tend the Growing Edge with 'Adapt' adapt adapt design deck community design mid-year reflections permaculture radical redesign resilience resolutions wholistic design process Jun 07, 2025

A gentle invitation to reflect, realign, and re-engage with your commitments through creative design.

 

As we approach the halfway point of 2025, (or any year) it's a powerful moment to pause—not just to look back, but to look inward.

January often arrives with fresh goals and bold intentions. But the deeper journey of change—the one that happens in real life—is rarely linear. It’s layered, unp...

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Crazy Wisdom Connections adapt community ecological systems events farm garden indigenous peoples' skills literacies and practices local businesses permaculture permaculture design course sustainability wholistic design process workshops May 22, 2025

Crazy Wisdom in Ann Arbor, MI, USA, describes itself as a "bookstore about consciousness." Through the store, its publications, and community events, Crazy Wisdom serves as a regional resource for information on "mindfulness, healthy living, spiritual growth, psychology, conscious parenting, and alternative therapies, plus community profiles, news, and events related to Southeastern Michigan's vib...

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Water: The Practical & The Magical biodynamics counterculture design ecological systems ecotones emotions empowerment erosion events flood indigenous peoples' culture magic permaculture science water workshops May 01, 2025

We are in awe of water.

 

Did you know these amazing scientific facts about water?

  • Some of the water on planet Earth originally comes from meteors and arguably also from comets!
  • 97% of all water on earth is in the seas 
  • 68% of freshwater is in the form of ice in the polar ice caps
  • Anomalous expansion of water means water expands when cooled from 4°C to 0°C. This means ice insulates the wat...
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