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Modern science causes desertification

by Jeff GoebelNote: Jeff Goebel has been facilitating and teaching Holistic Management for many years. His website is http://aboutlistening.comread more

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Seth Itzkan posts from Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe

Seth Itzkan of Somerville, Massachusetts is visiting the Africa Center for Holistic Management in Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe this month and posts a fascinating account of his experiences and learning here.

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Post #2 by Seth Itzkan from Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe

Part 2: Hut With A View - Community Visits - 9/13/11I don't even know how to start. The words that come to mind are hot, dust, sand, water, bare ground, struggle, promise, thirst, water (again), team...

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Videos from Seth Itzkan

Seth Itzkan continues his posts from Africa with two videos.First,his introduction to Dimbangombe and first impressions:http://youtu.be/MpvONKd6fm4 and, second,debunking a common misconception that...

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Laura Jackson: The Farm as Natural Habitat

In 2005 Laura Jackson of University of Northern Iowa gave an outstanding and insightful presentation to the Leopold Center on the ecological ramifications of Iowa agriculture. It is no less timely...

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Next Blog Post from Seth Itzkan in Zimbabwe

Hut With a View - 9/27/11Blog entries from my visit to the Africa Center for Holistic Management, Zimbabwe.see also http://hutwithaview.wordpress.com/Sableread more

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Two stories

In my engagements with people and groups of people around the carbon cycle, I encounter beliefs that appear to be stages along a continuum. The following diagram and table is not intended to be a...

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Ocean currents

NASA recently put out a lovely video showing ocean currents over time. While human decisions may not affect ocean currents very much, human decisions certainly affect carbon and water cycling. While...

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Reversing desertification

A recent video presentation at TEDx Somerville Massachusetts by Seth Itzkan, with slides from his trip to Dibangombe, Zimbabwe.

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Synchronize

This video shows 32 metronomes synchronizing on a surface that responds to their oscillation. (They won't synchronize on a rigid surface.)Christian Huygens noticed in the 1600s that pendulum clocks on...

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Occam's Grazer, a film by Raincrow Films

Sandra M. Matheson, certified Holistic Management Educator and life-long rancher, produced “Occam’s Grazer” as an educational resource and public introduction to the principles of Holistic Management.

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Allan Savory's TED talk

Seth Itzkhan has put up some of the photos that Allan uses in this talk, with some background and location information.Las Pilas ranch (above): http://planet-tech.com/blog/las-pilas-ranchOther...

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Finding New Ground

Many of us want change in our lives, in our relationships with others, with nature. Or, we want to slow or stop changes that we view as negative. Yet we continue to believe that if people only had...

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