It may seem absurd to believe that a 'primitive' culture in the Himalaya has anything to teach our industrialized society. But our search for a future that works keeps spiraling back to an ancient connection between ourselves and the earth,… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
Throughout the world today there is a gowing awareness of the failings of the Western model of development and a corresponding desire to look… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
“The old culture reflected fundamental human needs while respecting natural limits. And it worked. It worked for nature, and it worked for people. The… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
“This is reflected in the fact that Ladakhis measure land according to how long it takes to plough it. The size of a plot… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
Globalization, which attempts to amalgamate every local, regional, and national economy into a single world system, requires homogenizing locally adapted forms of agriculture, replacing… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
It may seem absurd to believe that a 'primitive' culture in the Himalaya has anything to teach our industrialized society. But our search for… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
“If our starting point is a respect for nature and people, diversity is an inevitable consequence. If technology and the needs of the economy… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
Economic localization is the key to sustaining biological and cultural diversity - to sustaining life itself. The sooner we shift towards the local, the… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
I have seen that community and a close relationship with the land can enrich human life beyond all comparison with material wealth or technological… — Helena Norberg-Hodge Copy Share Image
