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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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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Radical Redesign adapt counterculture empowerment indigenous peoples' skills radical redesign resilience tools & tricks wholistic design process Feb 26, 2025

WE NEED RADICAL REDESIGN.

This is not the time to ‘snap back to normal’, whatever ‘normal’ is anyway. Through our various teachings, workshops, and consultations it has become clear that many people have not yet realised the deep potential of redesigning in places, spaces and communities. When they...

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