Island Permaculture Coalition International

09/25/2026

When faced with skyrocketing pesticide and nitrate levels in its drinking water supply, the city of Munich, Germany bypassed expensive chemical treatment plans and chose a radical path: they tackled the contamination at its very root. Through the municipal public utility the city calculated that building a filtration facility would cost roughly 23 to 46 cents per cubic meter of water. In contrast, financially supporting local farmers in the Mangfall Valley watershed to transition to certified organic agriculture cost a mere half-cent per cubic meter. By stepping up to fund the farmers’ certification fees, infrastructure investments and temporary income losses, Munich proved that working with nature is 45 times cheaper than trying to mechanically fix the damage of synthetic chemical run-off. Decades later, over 185 farms have successfully converted, pesticide levels have collapsed to near-undetectable minimums, and Munich stands as a global beacon for true environmental economic planning—proving that protecting the soil is ultimately the most cost-effective way to safeguard the tap.

Check out the comments section for the most common toxins used in non-organic farming so you can understand the importance of shopping for truly organic food for your family 🥺🥺

07/06/2026

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Pope Leo XIV marked July 4 with an appeal to Americans to receive immigrants with “compassion and generosity” as he made a visit to the frontlines of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean. https://cnn.it/4azUZZh

07/06/2026

Goats are doing serious work in California right now—eating their way through dry brush and shrubs before wildfire season hits. It sounds simple, but it's genuinely effective. They munch on vegetation that would otherwise become fuel for fires, and they do it without machinery, chemicals, or heavy equipment.

What makes goats so practical for this is their ability to reach steep, rocky terrain where machines can't go. They'll clear invasive plants too. It's the kind of solution that works because it's straightforward—you're not fighting against nature, you're using it.

Sometimes the best approach to a problem has four legs and an appetite.

04/07/2026

We’re proud to share that In These Times won Third Place in the Society of Environmental Journalists’ Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding Investigative Reporting, Small, for “The Death Squads Hunting Environmental Defenders,” reported by Alessandra Bergamin, with illustrations by Matt Rota.

The investigation built a first-of-its-kind database of nearly 600 killings of environmental defenders over a decade, revealing that half involved state actors. It also exposed a critical accountability gap by linking violence in the Philippines to U.S. security assistance and military training.

https://inthesetimes.com/article/brandon-lee-philippines-violence-environmental-activists

03/28/2026

“We are in the imperial core. We are the only ones that can actually change this. The rest of the world's been ready. They are waiting for us because they don't want to fu***ng die at the hands of our insane, belligerent military empire.”

03/13/2026

As Cuba faces widespread blackouts and shortages, over 400 activists and solidarity groups are organizing a convoy to deliver humanitarian aid to the island amid the decades-long U.S. blockade, including Kneecap, Hassan Piker & Code Pink.

With large parts of Cuba currently in the dark due to power outages, organizers say the convoy aims to bring essential supplies — from food to medical aid — directly to communities struggling under the combined pressure of economic sanctions and infrastructure collapse.