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Bill Mollison makes it pretty clear that a big part of permaculture is replacing petroleum with people
Ask me about food.
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"You may never know what results come of your action, but if you do nothing there will be no result”
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Maureen Atsali
Wrong Way Farm - Kenya
Steve Farmer wrote:To my mind you/we need to do something epic and then once its done say "look what we did".
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Marianne
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Burra Maluca wrote:... attempting to do far more than is humanly possible and what is needed is for more people ...
Maureen Atsali wrote:I am all in with this idea, although I am under qualified and stuck out here in the sticks of Africa... If I can help, here I am.
"We're all just walking each other home." -Ram Dass
"Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder."-Rumi
"It's all one song!" -Neil Young
Steve Farmer wrote:To my mind you/we need to do something epic and then once its done say "look what we did".
Owning land to try stuff and prove stuff is great but your land is already beautiful forest so you could have all sorts of technical breakthrus and 2% more organic soil in a raised bed from one year to the next but what is there to show the untrained eye with a 20 second attention span?
If you could take a patch of stinky landfill or an expanse of concrete or a stretch of poisoned river and fix it, document it and publish it, then it would go viral.
Best luck: satisfaction
Greatest curse, greed
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Josephine, Forest Witch
Bill Mollison makes it pretty clear that a big part of permaculture is replacing petroleum with people
january through march of 2017
permies: 3.8 million visits and 64.1 million pageviews
richsoil: 0.9 visits and 2.5 million pageviews
youtube: 0.4 million views
total: 5.1 million visits and 70.0 million pageviews
total for all time through then end of march 2017: 97.5 million visits, one can see that there plenty of interest.
I would like to see hundreds of thousands of Permaculture demonstration sites all over the world.
I would like to see hundreds of millions of people using permaculture on a regular enough basis that "permaculture" is a household word.
I can see a path where 500 of us can make that happen through cooperation and hard work.
"Stranger, you's a tresspassin' on my dirt farm."
-Cletis the slack jawed yokel
Idle dreamer
Tyler Ludens wrote:I also feel that demonstrating results is the most effective form of teaching. My husband and I hope to demonstrate that by using permaculture principles and techniques we can save our county road from the next big flood. This isn't as dramatic as developing a full-on permaculture demonstration site, but it would still be keen.
Tyler Ludens wrote:I also feel that demonstrating results is the most effective form of teaching. My husband and I hope to demonstrate that by using permaculture principles and techniques we can save our county road from the next big flood. This isn't as dramatic as developing a full-on permaculture demonstration site, but it would still be keen.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - J. Krishnamurti
To change the world I see a path: More people need to hear about permaculture. Then they'll want to see it in action (online or in person). Then they'll ease into it or maybe dive in head first. Then they'll tell someone else about it. Lather rinse repeat. Naysayers and trolls will fight it but if we win the other 80% of people, we win the war.
Standing on the shoulders of giants. Giants with dirt under their nails
Cultivate abundance for people, plants and wildlife - Growing with Nature
My online educational sites:
https://www.pinterest.ca/joelbc/homestead-methods-tools-equipment/
https://www.pinterest.ca/joelbc/mixed-shops/
Joel Bercardin wrote: Not everybody has a rural acreage, and not everybody has even a back yard (many condo and apartment dwellers do not).
Idle dreamer
Sometimes the answer is nothing
"The rule of no realm is mine. But all worthy things that are in peril as the world now stands, these are my care. And for my part, I shall not wholly fail in my task if anything that passes through this night can still grow fairer or bear fruit and flower again in days to come. For I too am a steward. Did you not know?"  Gandolf
"During the meeting I presented the idea of how all of the stuff I was doing could be called "x" and what I wanted was "200x" - so 200 times more of what I was doing."
Standing on the shoulders of giants. Giants with dirt under their nails
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
Tj Jefferson wrote:
Can we as digital minions make videos for the evil empire? Is there a suite of cheap/free or cloud software that we can use to make it premium quality? I am trying to learn SketchUp for my Wo-Baa-ti sheep shelter, and I could probably shoot some video (unfortunately generally I am working alone so might need some equipment). It seems like that would lower the production price, i.e. no one is travelling, just electrons.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - J. Krishnamurti
John Arross wrote:
I have a 35 acre patch of bentonite, with a few yucca, greasewood and cheatgrass plants on it.
Hi John,
Welcome to Permies! I'm glad you found the site. It's really an amazing resource. I'm curious from your description of your biome - Zone 4 with bentonite, yucca, greasewood, (AKA; creosote, like we have here, I'm assuming?) and cheatgrass - Sounds like you're in some high desert area. I'm down in Tucson, AZ, and just wondering where you're based? I probably have some resources to help you out from my drylands experience. I'm a native and grew up on an organic farm here, so I'm a desert rat for sure. Don't hesitate to ask any question here, people are friendly and ready to help around these parts!
Best, Joe
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - J. Krishnamurti
paul wheaton wrote:
A thumbs up on the first post of this thread says, perhaps, "I will put in two hours each week toward x".
And then if I talk to somebody else and tell them about all this and they say "nobody would do that. nobody would waste their time on that." I can point to this thread, where, I hope there are hundreds of upvotes for the first post.
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John Arross wrote:
I'm looking for every way possible to improve organic matter content of my soil, while not burning a billion gallons of diesel in the process.
I've started planting woody perennials, vetch, oilseed radishes, and about anything I can find that MIGHT grow. Growing from seed so I can try a lot of things without as much expense and heartbreak of watching a nursery plant wither and die.
This year, I have my first hugelculture bed and I'm trying some things from sepp holder and mark Sheppards books.
I have a lot to learn. Anything you're willing to share is welcome as it's hard to find references for my specific climate.
Thanks for the reply.
John
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - J. Krishnamurti
John Arross wrote:
I'm looking for every way possible to improve organic matter content of my soil, while not burning a billion gallons of diesel in the process.
I've started planting woody perennials, vetch, oilseed radishes, and about anything I can find that MIGHT grow. Growing from seed so I can try a lot of things without as much expense and heartbreak of watching a nursery plant wither and die.
"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." - J. Krishnamurti
Best luck: satisfaction
Greatest curse, greed
I agree. Here's the link: https://woodheat.net |