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As we face energy, climate and economic challenges, permaculture offers one of the best "tool kits" for moving in a positive and productive direction: resilient communities full of creative abundance. Wherever you are and whatever you are doing, there is some part of permaculture that will make sense for your life and your relationship to the landscape where you live and work. Join us in exploring the possibilities!
We cover topics such as (but not limited to) edible landscapes, gardening, farming, regenerative practices, renewable energy, green building, local currency, rainwater harvesting, composting, mushrooms, local food, forest gardening, herbalism, "green" living, sustainable economic systems, conservation, community-building, relocalization, transition towns, and more!
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(Thanks to the Portland, Maine MeetUp Group (http://www.meetup.com/portlandpermacu...) for this text!)
Edited 10.11.20 by Claudia Joseph
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What is Permaculture For?
ROSENDALE COMMUNITY CENTER, Rte 32, Rosendale, NY, USBring your curriculum from a Permaculture Design Certificate course or look at some online courses to compare teaching styles and topics. Permaculture teaching was standardized by PINA - Permaculture Institute of North America - to fit accepted academic and professional models. The tool box is interpreted variously through cultural and geographic lenses. David Holmgren, a co-founder with Bill Mollison is one example. From ecovillage to radically resilient to appropriate technology to bio-regional thinking, permaculture teaching varies in emphasis. It takes a lifetime to absorb even a portion of the knowledge.
A teacher I respect asks "When are we in the landscape?" not "where" when starting a design. What came before and what lies ahead? Each person has their own purpose and method in applying the principals and techniques. "Get a yield", one of the 12 principles, opens the door to many kinds of "yield". Different forms of capital come into play. Control and the lack both play a part in permaculture abundance, as well.
This discussion will be lead by Claudia Joseph, organizer of the group. She has taught on both coasts, is a certified PINA teacher and a daily practitioner of the techniques.
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