by Lucy Legan | Jun 24, 2023 | Ethics, Homeschooling, Little Green House, Permaculture, Sustainable Living
Seeds are the beginning and the end. Protecting plant varieties and maintaining diversity is a constant challenge. A challenge that Nikolai Vavilov took seriously. Nikolai Vavilov, a Russian agronomist, is still recognized as one of the most prominent plant breeders.... 
by Lucy Legan | Jan 17, 2022 | Conscious Green Mama, Ethics, health, Permaculture, Sustainable Living, Waste Free Living
Eco-anxiety is an emerging condition. Named in 2011, the American Psychological Association recently described it as the dread and helplessness that come with “watching the slow and seemingly irrevocable impacts of climate change unfold, and worrying about the future... 
by Lucy Legan | Sep 14, 2021 | Ecocentro Ipec, Ethics, Natural Building, Permaculture, Sustainable Living
In the late 1960s, Dr E. F. Shumacher, author of Small Is Beautiful, introduced the concept of appropriate technology. The famous introduction of this concept has had a significant impact on current thinking in development. Appropriate technology became better known... 
by Lucy Legan | Jun 2, 2019 | Ethics, Sustainable Living
On my travels, I cannot help but notice how the western house and garden are influenced by oriental philosophies. Buddhas of every kind and dancing Shivas decorate lounge rooms, offices and front yards. Health shops are filled with traditional Asian remedies to cure,...