Having access to land is a huge obstacle here in the US as well. Too many, including myself, live in apartments that are not well maintained, have restrictive LLs/PMs/Owners, or local ordinances/laws that hinder individual or small group collaborations. We have a few community gardens, but there is no true permaculture designing where I live. It is frustrating and disheartening to try to get something going on a sustainable level. It seems that too many are 'out for themselves' and doing their 'own thing' so that they have their needs met, but at the expense of others' needs. Building that sense of community, collaboration and belonging WITH one another is overwhelming. This was an EXCELLENT video!! I was in advocacy for housing & homeless justice for several years and there has been no real, extensive and sustainable changes in this area. Let alone people being able to access their own land to purchase at an affordable price for the quantity and quality of land is nearly non-existent. I am not sure what is harming the progress of permaculture design more: the micro-economies, the macro-economies, capitalism, or any other factor at play. It has been impossible for me to even consider buying land due to the financial situation I am in, as well as the financial & political systems that I am being impacted by on so many levels. I know it isn't just one factor, or more one than another (including myself), but there definitely needs to be more people led actions rather than governmental policies being put in play.
I garden organically, make all my own compost, harvest all the rainwater that I need and I work within the limits of my local climate. I just don't understand where I am going wrong as a "white fella".
Hello from Wichita, Kansas USA. Thank you for this video. Just learning about permaculture and feeling "called" to llearn all I can, create a space in my own yard and to pass this onto as many people as I can before I am gone. I think this is important stuff and a way to serve everyone, everywhere.
The "white fella" didn't start permaculture. It's been around for millenia, before the white man even existed and continues in places like Asia and India.
🐚🐸🐚🐸🐚 There can be no single solution for our ecological crisis. The problem did not start because of one devastating event. I love permaculture because it is adaptable to the circumstance of the geographic location. Permaculture, as a school of thought, has different tools to approach different aspects of the problem.
Still a small minority but a growing sector. Much work to be done still with education and policy. Old fashioned incentives are ending fast and so regenerative techniques will be adopted more and more.
Permaculture needs to stop being a vehicle for people to earn money. The knowledge should be shared freely for permaculture to become part of the global solution. Too many people charge too much money for courses. You can't beat the system by perpetuating it!
Charging money is part of the transition. When permaculture principles reach a critical mass, and you are inserted in that critical mass, then you can have the luxury of normally using currency other than money. Do not hesitate to ask a permaculture course to exchange knowledge & experience for knowledge/service/goods. But please don't expect it. They, too, likely still live in fear, under oppressors / takers / controllers that aggressively force / impose a way of life that makes all indebted from cradle to coffin, without a smooth way to live the alternative. Indentured servitude is one step away from slavery. Permaculturalists cannot be expected to bare more than their fair share of the burden of the change.
Having access to land is a huge obstacle here in the US as well. Too many, including myself, live in apartments that are not well maintained, have restrictive LLs/PMs/Owners, or local ordinances/laws that hinder individual or small group collaborations. We have a few community gardens, but there is no true permaculture designing where I live. It is frustrating and disheartening to try to get something going on a sustainable level. It seems that too many are 'out for themselves' and doing their 'own thing' so that they have their needs met, but at the expense of others' needs. Building that sense of community, collaboration and belonging WITH one another is overwhelming. This was an EXCELLENT video!! I was in advocacy for housing & homeless justice for several years and there has been no real, extensive and sustainable changes in this area. Let alone people being able to access their own land to purchase at an affordable price for the quantity and quality of land is nearly non-existent. I am not sure what is harming the progress of permaculture design more: the micro-economies, the macro-economies, capitalism, or any other factor at play. It has been impossible for me to even consider buying land due to the financial situation I am in, as well as the financial & political systems that I am being impacted by on so many levels. I know it isn't just one factor, or more one than another (including myself), but there definitely needs to be more people led actions rather than governmental policies being put in play.
I garden organically, make all my own compost, harvest all the rainwater that I need and I work within the limits of my local climate. I just don't understand where I am going wrong as a "white fella".
Hello from Wichita, Kansas USA. Thank you for this video. Just learning about permaculture and feeling "called" to llearn all I can, create a space in my own yard and to pass this onto as many people as I can before I am gone. I think this is important stuff and a way to serve everyone, everywhere.
Great share, thank you for explaining self sufficiency 🌞💫🌟⚡💧🌻🐝🌵🙏
So nice of you
Hello from central Portugal,just moved from beautiful Ireland. Just setting up on our new land.
Good luck with your project!
The "white fella" didn't start permaculture. It's been around for millenia, before the white man even existed and continues in places like Asia and India.
Hello from Warsaw, Poland 🙏
Thanks for coming
from Texas, just found you and am so excited! Thank you so much.
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There can be no single solution for our ecological crisis. The problem did not start because of one devastating event.
I love permaculture because it is adaptable to the circumstance of the geographic location. Permaculture, as a school of thought, has different tools to approach different aspects of the problem.
How many farms in uk do you think practice permaculture or Regenerative farming?
Still a small minority but a growing sector. Much work to be done still with education and policy. Old fashioned incentives are ending fast and so regenerative techniques will be adopted more and more.
Permaculture needs to stop being a vehicle for people to earn money. The knowledge should be shared freely for permaculture to become part of the global solution. Too many people charge too much money for courses. You can't beat the system by perpetuating it!
Charging money is part of the transition. When permaculture principles reach a critical mass, and you are inserted in that critical mass, then you can have the luxury of normally using currency other than money. Do not hesitate to ask a permaculture course to exchange knowledge & experience for knowledge/service/goods. But please don't expect it. They, too, likely still live in fear, under oppressors / takers / controllers that aggressively force / impose a way of life that makes all indebted from cradle to coffin, without a smooth way to live the alternative. Indentured servitude is one step away from slavery. Permaculturalists cannot be expected to bare more than their fair share of the burden of the change.