The vultures seemed to know it is a funeral. I watch the huge turkey sized birds drop out of the sky and land under the big shady tree to watch the mourners. One of the Green Warriors has died of a mystery illness. He was definitely one of the best we’ve trained here in Abim. First he felt...

In Aceh, the 2004 Tsunami epicentre, our Permaculture field school is located close to the jungle. Since the war stopped a few months ago we can now hear chainsaws buzzing away, cutting into the last forest where wild Asian elephants live. Somehow the army and the rebels have teamed up to...

Green Warriors in Ethiopia 2011 The word got around through my Balinese friends I was going to Utopia (I wish!). I had to correct the gossip and explain I was actually on my way to Ethiopia, in Africa, not Utopia. My mission is to run a month long Permaculture Aid Course (PAC). I board the...