by Evan Schoepke of PermaCorps International The massive earthquake of Jan 14th 2010 that crippled the infrastructure of Haiti and claimed the lives of thousands hasn‘t destroyed the spirit of the Haitian people or their will for the social, economic, and ecological regeneration of their count[...]
Archive for March, 2010
Update from the WBO on Natural Building Reconstruction in Haiti
From the World Bamboo Organization: WBO’s project director and PermaCorps for Haiti Advisory, Jeffree Trudeau has been very successful in establishing a prefabricated bamboo home pilot project for the people of Haiti, as well as establish a team of people in Haiti to work with permaculture special[...]
March 13th, 2010 - 1:23 pm § in Work Updates
Update From PermCorps Team Member Marisha Auerbach
Marisha Auerbach is a PermaCorps for Haiti advisory board member and has been working in northern Haiti in an area near Limbe on a permaculture relief project focused on local food security and ecological regeneration. Marisha and her close friend and fellow NW permaculture designer and educator [...]
March 13th, 2010 - 4:00 am § in Thought
Food, Water, and… Permaculture? Rethinking Disaster Relief for Haiti and Beyond
This article has been cross posted from Treehugger.com you can see the original article here. 3/7/2010 When most people think of disaster relief efforts, meeting immediate needs — food, clean water, blankets — comes most readily to mind. But as Haiti continues to recover from the devas[...]
