I found a link to a couple of audio interviews out of Boulder, CO on Crops to Cuisine, that introduces a couple of Permaculture practitioners and their stories. I’ve included links down in the Permaculture category on the right-hand navigation bar. One of the things that jumps out from this, again, is how difficult it is to define Permaculture in a sound bite. I think it belies the question being asked. It’s like asking, “so what is economics exactly?” or “what’s the definition of literature?” As I’ve said before, even David Holmgren has a difficult time with this question.

Nevertheless, this question gets asked a lot. And I also think it is worth having a handy answer, not something comprehensive, but something that has a hook to it, something to keep the inquisitor interested so their eyes don’t glaze over. And then follow it up with something like “if you’d like to know more I have tons of information, give talks, do workshops and teach a design course.” So I’m going to work on this as a homework project over the next week or so.

In other news, I keep thinking about small things I can do each day. Today I was considering closing down my art studio and saving a chunk of change each month that I might put toward buying a house in town for a permaculture center. But then I went over there and it occurs to me that it would make a fine teaching facility, at least in the short term. The food might be a bit of a challenge but I’m now confident I could figure that out.

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