Healing Land, People, and Systems with Permaculutre Design

Healing Land, People, and Systems with Permaculutre Design
Our landscapes and communities bear the scars of extractive industries. But at DiHG Eco-Prise, we see opportunity where others see ruin. Through permaculture design, we can restore degraded land, empower resilient people, and create systems that sustain life and abundance. Join us in turning disruption into renewal. Together, we can build a thriving future.

The consequences of extractive industries are written on the land, in the lives of displaced workers, and in the fragmented systems that support our communities. Big agriculture has depleted soils and drained ancient aquifers to grow monocultures for short-term profits. Industrial operations have left behind poisoned water, scarred landscapes, and marginalized communities. Even the technology sector has contributed to the waste—extracting human talent, creativity, and energy to drive profits while leaving workers burned out, underappreciated, and, in too many cases, abandoned when pensions or health care promises vanish.

This story is not limited to land and resources; it’s about people, too. Workers who once built the wealth of these industries are often discarded when no longer deemed profitable. Veterans, whose youth and talents have been sacrificed in the name of national defense, return home to find themselves casualties of a system more invested in corporate gain than their well-being. The costs of this extraction are high: disrupted land, disrupted people, and disrupted life systems.

But within this crisis lies an extraordinary opportunity.
The problem is the solution.

Permaculture design offers a way forward—a framework to rehabilitate the land, people, and systems devastated by extractive practices. DiHG Eco-Prise exists to organize and lead this effort, inviting pioneers to join in the work of ecological and social recovery. Together, we can repair the systems that make life on this planet not only possible but also beautiful, healthy, happy, and abundant.

The Legacy of Extraction

Big agriculture has turned fertile lands into deserts. Over time, industrial farming depletes the minerals in soil and relies on chemical inputs to maintain productivity. Groundwater reserves—built over millennia—are drained to grow water-intensive crops in arid regions, leaving ecosystems and communities without a critical resource.

Industries of every kind have left behind their scars. Strip mining leaves mountains flattened and rivers choked with toxic runoff. Factories pollute the air and water while abandoning entire towns when operations move overseas. Meanwhile, technology companies demand constant innovation, leaving workers burned out and disillusioned, only to discard them when their usefulness wanes.

This pattern of extraction is not sustainable, and the toll is seen in the unhoused, the unemployed, and the communities left behind. Many unhoused individuals face not only a lack of shelter but also the shame cast upon them by society. The housing crisis is evidence of a system that is not only failing but also incapable of delivering affordable, adequate solutions for everyone.

Pioneering a New Paradigm

At DiHG Eco-Prise, we believe marginalized people can become pioneers of ecological recovery. Pioneers are resilient, adaptable individuals who can live unconventionally and thrive in challenging environments. By inviting these individuals to lead in land and system recovery, we aim to shift the paradigm and transform the narrative around the unhoused and displaced.

Our work starts with reclaiming degraded land. Through permaculture design, we can restore soil health, recharge groundwater, and rebuild ecosystems. Permaculture principles teach us to work with nature, using patterns and processes that mimic healthy systems to create self-sustaining solutions. These same principles apply to rebuilding human systems and communities.

Unhoused individuals, veterans, and others who have been marginalized bring unique strengths to this work. Many have already learned to live resourcefully and adapt to adversity. With the right support—a place to work and live, along with acceptance and organization—they can rebuild both the land and their own lives.

Shifting the Narrative

It’s time to rethink what it means to be unhoused. Rather than seeing it as a condition to be cured, we can embrace it as a valid, even necessary, way of life for pioneers in ecological recovery. Not everyone desires or can thrive in conventional housing. Our current system cannot supply housing for all, and forcing everyone into the same mold ignores the value of diversity in lifestyles and contributions.

Permaculture offers an inclusive vision of community. It allows for unconventional living arrangements that align with the land’s capacity and the individuals’ needs. By accepting alternative living as normal and valuable, we can begin to break the cycle of shame and marginalization. Instead, we can celebrate the contributions of pioneers who are repairing the world—one acre, one system, one life at a time.

Joining the Movement

DiHG Eco-Prise is seeking both land and people to participate in this transformative work. Our goal is to rehabilitate disrupted land, heal disrupted people, and restore the life systems that support all of us. By working together, we can create a future that is abundant, resilient, and regenerative.

We see our collaborators as pioneers—hardy individuals ready to embrace an unconventional path. Some may already be unhoused, living in vehicles or other improvised shelters. Others may simply need a place to build a life that aligns with their values and skills. All are welcome in this movement to heal the planet and ourselves.

If you are ready to join us in this vital work—whether by offering land, resources, or your own pioneering spirit—we invite you to connect with us. Together, we can turn the problem into the solution and build a future worth inheriting.