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Global Permaculture and Staying Connected
World View on Permaculture
70% of our soils have been lost since 1940.
In 20 years we will only have 1/3 arable land to feed 2 times the number of people.
At least 40 percent of our water is now polluted.
Act now!
What next...
Create a niche and fill it!
Start to teach and design, even if it is for free. (Paid work will come)
Research and assemble data for your design work and for others?
Form teams with co-designers
Look into teacher-training courses
Do apprenticeships, get experience, plant a garden!
Start a permaculture consultancy and association
Offer services to your community in setting up solutions (ex. City farms, food co-ops, etc.)
Resources
Check out www.permacultureactivist.com for the international permaculture directory.
www.pcuonline.org (Permaculture Credit Union) (505)-424-1624
Introduction to Permaculture, Bill Mollison and Reny Mia Slay, Tagari Publications, 1991
Permaculture: A Designer's Manual, Bill Mollison, Island Press, 1990.
Urban Permaculture: A Practical Handbook for Sustainable Living, David Watkins, Permanent Publications.
Water for Every Farm, P.A. Yeomans, Griffin Press, 1981.
A Pattern Language, Christopher Alexander et al., Oxford University Press, 1977.
Unsettling of America, Wendell Berry, Sierra Club Books, 1977.
The One Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming, Masanoba Fukuoka, Rondale Press, 1978
Plowman's Folly, Edward Faulkner, University of Oklahoma Press, 1943.
Forest Farming, Robert Hart and J. Douglas, Rodale Press, 1978.
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