Pagi itu masih jam tiga, udara masih terasa dingin. Tapi ibu-ibu di desa Tanjung Baik Budi sudah mulai sibuk. Siti salah satunya. Daftar kegiatannya hari ini panjang dan padat Tanaman Pandannya sudah meninggi. mencapai dua meter. Pandan itu harus segera di potong, untuk bahan pembuatan kerajinan anyaman, mata pencaharian utamanya. “Belum lagi mengurus anak saya yang lima orang, membangunkan mereka. …

Mata air membuncah.Ruah dalam persetubuhan dengan tanah.Disesap oleh hehijauan sang pohon.Menjalar menelusup dalam raga-raga manusia.Bersama terjalin harmoni,hingga terduduk diam aku dalam pilinan alunannya Sepenggal puisi tersebut seolah menjadi ringkasan hidup saya dalam menempatkan penghormatan terhadap mata air. Saat saya bertemu dengan teman-teman yang juga memperhatikan mata air. maka kami semakin berbulat hati untuk melakukan sesuatu yang mengandung kebaikan untuk mata …

Mahrun masih muda. baru 35 tahun. ia bukan pejabat pemerintah. la hanya seorang petani yang tinggal di tepi hutan dan guru ngaji di kampungnya. Namun tugasnya sudah melebihi para pejabat di kampung. Hampir tiap hari, dia selalu menerima berbagai pengaduan masyarakat. Mulai dari masalah pertanian yang kurang subur hingga kesulitan ekonomi. “Pak Ustadz, kenapa hidup kita selama ini tidak pernah …

Masih tergiang di telinga Yati pesan mama Marcelina Anone. Saat itu mama Salin, panggilan Marcelina, sedang terbaring tak berdaya di atas dipan di salah satu sudut lopo, atau rumah bulat. Sudah lebih satu minggu perempuan itu sakit batuk dan sesak nafas. Makin lama makin parah keadaannya. “Kamu harus jaga batu, kalo tidak kamu pindah dan jadi asing di lempat orang”. …

The two women stood face to face, having a dialogue without any sound. One took a piece of paper full of numbers scribbled down and a metal ruler in 30 cm size. Another one held a tote bag that has just finished being sewn. Around her neck hung a cloth measuring tape. Several times she put the meter into the …

One middle-aged lady playfully held the knife with a hooked tip. Just like an accomplished dancer, she swirled around and nicked the trunk of rubber trees along her path. While, occasionally, blew her cigarette’s smoke into the air Ihe lady’s name is Mrs. Monon. She is a rubber tapper living in the village of Tempayung. The village is located in …

MASYARAKAT di berbagai tempat di Indonesia memiliki pengetahuan lokal dalam mengelola keanekaragaman hayati yang diturunkan secara turun-temurun melalui kerja dari mulut ke mulut. Tradisi ini diterjemahkan dalam bentuk anjuran, aturan, pantangan, hingga mitologi yang sering disebut sebagai kearifan lokal. Isinya mencakup berbagai macam pengertian masyarakat akan tanda-tanda alam, musim dan waktu bercocok tanam, cara bercocok tanam, konservasi pohon besar, perlindungan …

“Velvet-bean tempeh. ma’am., traditional food from Wonogiri”, Surati was trying to sell her bacem (marinated) velvet-bean tempeh by offering a plate of it during a meeting in Jalirejo, Wonogiri. Velvet beans (Koro Benguk) are widely used by the people of Wonogiri to make lempeh. If you enter Wonogiri in Central Java, you can find velvet-bean tempeh in the markets, food …

Throughout their history the people of Sebadak Raya have never clashed with the neighboring village, Pangkalan Suka. More over, the two villages were once united as one family. However since the entry of a palm oil company into the area two years ago. there has been a feud between the two villages up till now. In the past the ancestors …

That July morning the temperature in Mollo was cold even though the sun was so bright. That’s because Mollo is situated at the foot of Mt. Nausus in South Central Timor (TTS). Its’ altitude is 1,200 meters above sea level. Nonetheless, the cold air does not deter Mama Maria (50) to tell me about the issues with ikat woven fabrics …

Leuwi Gajah, Cimahi, February 21, 2005, 150 people died in one night. A landfill (TPA) where garbage from Bandung city, Bandung regency and Cimahi city was deposited exploded and slided. Methane gas was trapped in the garbage heap. Its concentration increased by time. Until one time, it was no longer bearable, it blew up heap of garbage and caused avalanches …

West monsoon is the toughest season for fishermen in hamlet III, Sei Nagalawan Village. The community called this season as ‘Bakat* or ‘wak Uteh’, which is the time when the weather was bad, the waves are high so that fishermen could not go to the sea. The peak of Bakat is in October to December when fisherman families are in …