Posted on zo 31 januari 2021 in tools • Tagged with flow, practical, survey
Let me shed a little light on how I record, track, and plot various streams across my domain.
I have a git repository that holds my records. I clone this repo across the various machines I use. It contains records pertaining to the flows of: money, energy, water, CO₂ and …
Posted on wo 06 januari 2021 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, toolbox
A toolbox contains a set of useful tools for artisans to use. A carpenter's toolbox has hammers, chisels, planes, etc. A plumber's toolbox has wrenches, nuts, pieces of pipe, etc.
A permaculture designer's toolbox contains tools useful for designing with permaculture. I have documented a few on this site. I …
Posted on do 31 december 2020 in blog • Gewijzigd op 18 december 2023
I cannot say for certain when I became aware of Permaculture. There were hints, websites read, questions asked. My partner Ina has been an active participant in researching and proposing activities. She was instrumental in nudging me over a few thresholds. I am very grateful to have her in my …
Posted on ma 19 oktober 2020 in blog • Tagged with experiment, season: summer
This is a list of experiments Ina and I have been conducting during the summer of 2020.
Posted on zo 18 oktober 2020 in tools • Tagged with forms of capital
I got this originally from an article from Appleseed Permaculture on 8 forms of capital from April 2011. I have added energy as the overarching type of capital as it is the basis for all the complexity and beauty we experience daily in our lives. To give you but one …
Posted on zo 18 oktober 2020 in blog
Here are some of my presentations on baking bread and using a sourdough starter.
I have kept a record of the steps I take in making bread. Below is a table that shows the times for one such sessions. The introduction …
Posted on zo 18 oktober 2020 in blog
Posted on do 01 oktober 2020 in tools • Tagged with vision, attitudinal principles, reiki principles, adaptation principles, NVC
Putting together a personal philosophy can be helpful for focussing your energy. Keep it as a daily reminder in your journal, calendar or hang them somewhere you regularly see them.
Below are a few examples of personal philosophies. There are many more to choose from. You will notice recurring themes …
Posted on ma 28 september 2020 in tools • Tagged with permaculture, PMI
PMI stands for Plus, Minus, Interesting. It is an analysis tool for ranking between different options to find the one that may be best among the available alternatives at this point in time.
When in a group, someone presents the different options. For every option, the other participants give …
Posted on do 03 september 2020 in tools
This is a tool I came across not too long ago. It can be used in discursive meditation.
The tool takes seven questions and combines them with seven concepts. So, if you have no clue on how to approach a subject, concept, text, image or other object to meditate on …