Flood Mapping w/QGIS
How do you know what areas will flood and which will stay dry? This is an important question when buying property, sitting buildings and gardens, and planning resilient designs. When I grew up we could...
View ArticleWhy Most Emergency Plans Fail (And How to Build One That Actually Works)
Many organizations have emergency plans on paper, but few have plans that actually work under stress. Most individuals do not even have that. They carry assumptions in their heads, often disconnected...
View ArticleBusiness Resolutions to Make & Keep in 2026
Whether you have a side hustle or a full on business, likely you have a “to-do” list in your head or ideas jotted down somewhere. (Sticky note fans anyone?) Maybe some of the items on “the list” have...
View ArticleHarvesting Resilience: A Conversation & Ritual
Autumn is the season of harvest and abundance. A time to gather the year’s gifts, dig the potatoes, and pick the winter squash. This is also a time to harvest successes after a year of adversity. We...
View ArticleFair Share & Future Care
Fair Share & Future Care: an Equinox and Birthday CelebrationCharles sends these Equinox greetings.“This year, I turn 50, and I invite you all to join me in celebrating! Starhawk and I are hosting...
View ArticleNature Connection & Observation for Permaculturalists
Nature Connection & Observation for PermaculturalistsPermaculture design invites us to observe deeply before we interact. By learning to read the language and story told in the weather, bird calls,...
View ArticleRunning Your Business So It Doesn’t Run You
Running Your Business So It Doesn’t Run YouBeing self-employed or starting a small business can sound glamorous. Freedom! Creativity! Flexible schedule! Being the boss! Right?! Maybe, maybe not....
View ArticleDesigning a World of Abundance
Designing a World of AbundanceAbundance is clean water, nutritious food, healthy children, and a thriving community. True abundance does not come from far off politicians or the economic rat race. True...
View ArticleThe Fundamentals of Farmstead Fencing & Gate
The Fundamentals of Farmstead Fencing & GateFencing and gates are a central part of many farmsteads, ranches, and permaculture projects. Good fences can be joy, while poor fencing can be a...
View ArticleFeeding the Flames of Liberty
Feeding the Flames of Liberty: Summer Solstice RitualSummer solstice—The longest day and shortest night of the year. Traditionally, a time of roses and bonfires, inspiration and transformation. And...
View ArticleEarth Day Celebration
We are facing the worst assault on the earth in many decades. So many gains and good programs that we’ve fought hard for are being destroyed. Climate catastrophes abound, yet our policies are shaped...
View ArticleStarhawk on Substack
My personal Substack draws on my half-century of activism, earth-based spirituality, permaculture and regenerative design to explore ways we could create a broader-based, more welcoming progressive...
View ArticleReading Between the LinesHow to Interpret Contour Maps for Landscape Design
Contour maps are far more than a collection of elevation lines stacked together. They tell a story about what has, is, and will happen on the land. These maps tell us about water, fire, and air...
View ArticleDIY Indoor Air Filter: Improving air quality and health
As we spend more time indoors, indoor air quality is increasingly important for our personal and family health. Air quality can be an invisible but significant issue for those living in cities,...
View ArticleDisaster Preparedness as a Resume & Community Builder
In our quickly changing climate, there is a growing need for people with the skills to help organizations, businesses, Governments, and communities adapt to and prepare for climate change and...
View ArticleFestival of Resistance and Resilience: An Anti-Inaugural Celebration
As a call for a better world and a counterpoint to the inauguration in Washington DC we gathered for a day of Resistance and Resilience. Meditation on Protection for the Country and Targeted Groups...
View ArticlePreparing for Super Storms for Organizations, Communities, and Individuals
The exact time and place a severe storm will strike is unknown. What is known is that storms are becoming more common, intense, and widespread. From Spain to North Carolina, from Calgary to the Gulf...
View ArticleTransform Your Business with a Community Guild
A thriving business is built on a foundation of community support, and building a thriving community around your business starts with making your values visible and actionable—both in your digital...
View ArticleDisaster Preparedness as a Resume & Community Builder: A Permaculture Approach
By Chris GilmourJan. 10th, 2025 What if disaster preparedness wasn’t just about survival but also about creating thriving communities, new income streams and opportunities for permaculture designers,...
View ArticleHarvesting Grains of Hope
In this challenging moment, we can find hope in the stories of so many ordinary people around the world doing the work of regeneration in their communities, quietly tending the land, creating...
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