Author: Amanda
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Internship vs. Participation
With Steve Gannister joining our ranks and the Verde infrastructure remodel full underway, it’s a perfect time to announce our new internship program! In the past, many people have used VerdEnergia’s Participation program to satisfy their own independent internship requirements. It was with this inspiration that we created our own official internship program to make…
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“Permaculture Politics and a Compassionate Future” – Josh on The Permaculture Podcast
Josh has been on The Permaculture Podcast a good handful of times. Personally, this talk is my favorite. Josh and Scott discuss themes of fear, division, living in protest, war, privilege, and trauma. How can Permaculture ethics provide insight and direction through the challenges we face in these times? How can we shift, as Scott…
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Introducing Blacksheep
The rumors are true… We’ve started a new business. We’ve been keeping it a little hush-hush until we were ready to share it with everyone. And here it is! Some pretty amazing and inspiring things are on the horizon, folks. Blacksheep Regenerative Resource Management is the brainchild of a handful of the Verde Crew. Blacksheep…
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Chasing Tomorrow – Episode 05
After seeing the beautiful footage produced by Max and Jeremy of Chasing Tomorrow, two traveling filmmakers aiming to document the environmental issues of our age and the people bent on fixing them, we feel pretty inspired. We were so honored to be included among the ranks of so many inspiring activists. Especially the Waorani, who…
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Podcast: Delving into Joshua Hughes of VerdEnergia
How did Josh come to be the guy that he is? One of our newest team members, Spenser Gabin recently got the scoop on Josh’s previous life and personal motivation. Prepare yourself for this dome-dive; it’s a long one. Check out the podcast here.
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Permaculture Podcast Episode 1543: Transitional Ethics with Joshua Peaceseeker Hughes
Joshua talks with Scott Mann of the Permaculture Podcast about issues of land preservation through bottom up solutions, regenerative resource based economies, divestment, changing our lifestyles, the real wealth in (and) of resources versus the illusion of money, and how we are in a period of transformation that requires transitional ethics. Listen here. It’s a…
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Ethan Roland on the Permaculture Podcast
Scott Mann of the Permaculture Podcast talks with Permaculture hero Ethan Roland about the eight forms of capital, and how to create right livelihood through permaculture principles. We’re into it! Thanks for making these revolutionary ideas accessible to more people, Ethan and Scott! Give it a listen here. Check out more of Ethan’s work here.
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Shangri-Lanas Seasonal Report: July 2015
Shangri-Lanas is continuing its vibrant growth from idea and dream into an exciting reality! We are proud to announce that through the purchase of this land in 2014, investors in Shangri-Lanas have prevented the otherwise interested buyers from turning the land into an African Palm plantation which would have had disastrous effects: poisoning local and…
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Lance Thomas on His Eco-Conscious Kombucha Business in Cambodia
Congrats, Lance! “Eco-conscious American expat Lance Thomas is introducing fermented kombucha tea to Cambodia. Writer Joanna Mayhew finds out more about the Kombutea Brewing Company’s fruity concoctions, with photography by Rudi Towiro. What is kombucha tea? The best way to describe it is a sweet tea that’s being fermented with pro-bacteria and yeast. When you get tea and…
