Permaculture is a permanent solution to our unsustainable agriculture system and our general way of living. To implement permaculture is to work with ecology in such a way that we leave the Earth more beautiful than when we found it. Read on to learn five things you may not already know about this technique:
On December 7th, 2015, Sally Wilson addressed a full classroom in the Sustainable Living building at Maharishi International University, where she will be teaching an Applied Systems Thinking class in February as an Adjunct Faculty member.
A farmer and rancher most of her life, Sally holds a PhD in Biology and currently heads the Entrepreneurial Agriculture program at Marshall Town Community College. Her training in Systems Thinking formally began at the Donella Meadows Institute. Sally has been teaching applied systems thinking for almost 15 years and has visited Fairfield, IA...
Taking the High-Road on Turkey Day
With a tradition as deeply established as Thanksgiving, taking some extra time to change our habits toward more sustainable practices can seem overwhelming. What if Aunt Bessy comes to the feast only to find real, organic cranberry sauce in place of the sugar-laden gelatin product she is so accustomed to? We here at the MIU Sustainable Living Department have sewn together this guide to a more sustainable Thanksgiving that will be tighter than the sweater Aunt Bessy so kindly made for you...
AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, hosted its 2015 conference in Minneapolis, MN, and we had the pleasure of being one of their exhibitors! Beginning on October 25 and running through to October 28th, this conference was all about different sustainability-minded organizations coming together to share their ideas, network, and have fun while doing it. Held in the prestigious Minneapolis Convention Center, it was truly a once-in-a-lifetime event, with its largest turnout ever of 2,200+ attendees!
John Jolliffe, the executive director of Jim Carrey’s Better U Foundation spoke to Dr. Thimmaiah’s organic agriculture class last week. He talked about how the Better U Foundation is helping farmers around the world learn how to better utilize the tools and skills they have to yield better results and be more sustainable. He also talked about creativity, particularly about a concept known as imaginative intelligence, which is a perspective that he has found to enhance one’s creative potential.
Most people in our community recognize Prana Miller for being a joyful, kind and charismatic person. However, what some may not know about him is that he’s not just an awesome person, he’s also an incredibly knowledgeable and skilled renewable energy specialist.
Recently MIU Sustainable Living professor Lonnie Gamble visited Hawaii in an effort to continue developing his vision for a Hawaiian MIU Sustainable Living college and eco-village. During his visit he gave a talk to community members of Kauai about the sustainability revolution and how it’s dramatically changing the way we see and interact with the world.
The first video (Part 1) features a heart-warming introduction to Lonnie’s talk, along with the group being led in song by Puna Kalama Dawson, an expert on ancient Hawaiian wisdom. Here is an excerpt from Puna’s talk in Part...
Dr. Travis Cox held a talk in the MUM Sustainable Living Center in conjunction with Doug Tuers of Green Iowa AmeriCorps, where he talked about different philosophical concepts that relate to sustainability.
Sustainability experts from around the country gathered at Maharishi International University (MIU) for the university’s first annual Colloquy on Deep Sustainability held June 19–21 on the MIU campus.
Last week we published an article that details what our Colloquy on Deep Sustainability was all about, but now you have the chance to experience the conversations from that event for yourself! Below you’ll find audio recordings of the entire 3-day conference.
