Towards Permaculture Centres Worldwide
Geoff Lawton explaining the need to establish self-sustaining Permaculture centres around the world. More info: www.ecofilms.com.au
Geoff Lawton explaining the need to establish self-sustaining Permaculture centres around the world. More info: www.ecofilms.com.au
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Josephjoel3
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Because it cuts deep into big business profits. You gotta know that profit is made of the problems and misery of others. No misery no profits…
Josephjoel3
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I agree. My plan is to start off in urban districts through hydroponics. Also look outside, I don’t know where you live, but probably there are some trees outside; purely ornamental in usage and positioning. Now image all of those trees in every district were fruit trees or food trees! There would be no more need for money and no more suffering! Everyone can be provided for with the proper application and use of current science and technology.
johnnnyreb51
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This is silly. The people you want? to help will not have computers. Word of mouth will be better then video on you tube.
roymaitland
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I would love to get a permaculture farm up and running here on Vancouver Island one day to have students come and see a working apermaculture farm model!
One day!
liagarden
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If money is the issue, I can show you how you can do it now–or close to now (20-30 months). garden of lia at yahoo
I have a way–it supports my non-profit, Garden of Lia.
liagarden
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There is a way to have a “pay-it-forward business. There is a way to create heaven on earth right here, right now. There is a way to create a sustainable, ongoing, secure, residual income. Just have to open your mind a little. think outside the box a little. No, i don’t go around & “sell stuff” Just help people, like you and me, make our dreams come true.
Josephjoel3
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At the time when I wrote that comment you replied to, I was a naive fool. I have now come to realize that mankind is not only headed for disaster but is right now disastrous. I no longer have any intention to help or save “mankind”, which is only an abstraction, do you even know who or what you are going to save? A dream is a dream time to wake up friend and give up!
liagarden
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I am an optimist, because I am a mother. I have a child, and I work for his life. I plant a tree so that his children may climb it’s limbs and enjoy it’s fruits for the next 60 years–I will not be here. U have no vision, my friend. I am building a family legacy–generational wealth. I went to art school in the 60′s,sold crafts on the streets of Berkeley, Westwood, Laguna Beach. I lived for myself, my pleasure. At 35 I had a child. U don’t do it to “save” mankind.U do it for love.
Josephjoel3
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I have nothing against anything you have said. Only that it will be the privilege of your child to maybe taste the sweet fruit, and that’s a very big maybe considering what man is and what we are doing to the planet at the time that I am writing this. I wish you luck in your efforts!
ASKWildeHilde
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If I knew I’d die tomorrow I’d plant a tree today.
ASKWildeHilde
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Joesephjoe@ I’d do it just for the sake of the dirt and plants themselves. Life is all a gamble just throw the fing flowers and veges in yer yard and enjoy some salad in your last days..they could be longer than you think. Lighten up and count your blessings.
ASKWildeHilde
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people here need this too! And it will be people who like this who will go and do projects like this. Schools and University’s here should and could do this here.
ASKWildeHilde
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@vicktrimethylene we have to try to work the solutions with these types darling..don’t let the bast@#$s get ya down
ASKWildeHilde
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the excuse city planners use is “it creates litter and attracts vermin”. Mostly because the fruits go un used in American city’s. Not me I grew up in Hollywood gorging on carob bean pods every school-day of my life from the city trees in our neighborhood, i never saw anyone else eat them tho. I have seen 4 story tall avocado trees cut down because of too much fruit all over. Also lived with one that big..we had the most beautiful glossy haired rats ever seen shaped like huge Avo’s
dx80cruiser
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So he is saying to become economically sustainable they will be selling educational courses to other wealthy international people. What happens after 10 years when there are multiple schools running and the students stop coming?
theShice
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Then their quest is over. I doubt it’ll take only ten years, though.
dx80cruiser
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What I was getting at is that there is only a certain amount of the population who will attend these courses. There is not an edless amount of students. Once that happens the schools will not be economically viable. It seems a bit nieve just to say that there is endless students paying thousands of dollars costs (in fees and travel cost) to attend these courses. Its just doesnt seem realistic.
bubblygranolachick
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I believe permaculture, positive psychology & veganism will be the answer to all of our world problems. World peace & ending world hunger
theShice
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That’s true. However, I doubt these schools are intended as the ultimate solution to anything. As soon as they’re not viable anymore, they’ll be replaced by something else. That’s the cycle of life. Until then, they’re a practical way to spread the word.
theShice
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Considering the positive role farm animals can have in soil restauration and ecological land use, you shouldn’t be too opposed to animal husbandry. Search for Joel Salatin to get an insight into that.
We do eat too much meat and treat animals badly, veganism for everyone, however, might be a hindrance rather than a benefit for progress. If you want to be a vegan, by all means, be it, though!
theroilsoil
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Very good points. I love Lawton’s, Mollison’s, Holzer’s and Holgrem’s videos, however, much of what is demonstrated can be done easily *without* certification.
Permaculture – permanent culture – is nothing more than what was done centuries ago in order to survive and prosper as a community.
It’s ironic how the very people – typically poor in many countries – who originated many of the concepts being demonstrated in certificated courses, cannot afford them.
Swansen03
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thats why i like sepp holzer and masanobu fukuoka they just observed and planted seed they had. Just look at how nature does things, spend time in forests and then we can just use our great imaginations to build great little models. There are infinite ways to go about a food forest. diversity is the key and a little bit of research never hurts
peaceinstead
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Love your video and what you are doing! Im a pioneer at OneCommunityRanch (dot org) and we are building a sustainable city applying permaculture, aquaponics to grow our food, build eco homes and offer everything we do open source freely to show the world a new way to live and save our precious Earth. We are also accepting members and hope you will come to our site and tell us what you think. Together we will change the world!! Thank you!!!!
ainemacdermot
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3 years’ funding is probably not enough to convince the locals to change their ways of farming that have been passed down from generation to generation. The problem almost always comes down to funding.
InesFalconer
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He said economically sustainable in 3 years, so they’ll continue on after that without needing the subsidies/funding. Naturally big ag-fertiliser businesses will do their best to keep up their unsustainable fertiliser sales. Ultimately I love that Geoff is promoting something that can keep running at the local community level: teaching people to fish.