[permaculture] Sustainable is not good enough

Woody Wodraska wodraska at mac.com
Fri Feb 1 12:41:39 EST 2008


 From the February essay in the Stella*Natura Calendar, by Ethan Roland

"But is sustainable enough? Taking a few steps back, to Kazakhstan,  
to Chile, to a global perspective, I'm not sure that we want to  
"sustain" what is happening right now: Climate change, mass  
extinction of species, overpopulation, peak oil, soil degradation,  
collapsing fisheries, deforestation...   We must go beyond  
"sustainability." We must REGENERATE the earth. Combining the  
productive and fruitful biodynamically cultivated landscapes with the  
eco-logical focus of permaculture design can create systems of  
holistic regeneration--farms, homes, and communities that give back  
to the natural world, healing the damage we have already done."

May I slip this in?

Biodynamic gardeners and teachers seek long term opportunity to share  
our life’s work.

Who we are: Barbara M V Scott and Woody Wodraska [see Biographies]  
are long-time Biodynamic gardeners and teachers. We teach people how  
to make conscious compost.  We  make and use the biodynamic  
preparations, grow vital garden seeds, formulate homeopathic flower  
essences, and know how to bring land and gardens into health and  
vitality. We bring with us a large cache of heirloom seeds from our  
18 years as a Biodynamic seed company.

Where We Wish To Be:   We will join with people already situated on  
rural land--a small community, farm, school or learning center--whose  
vision includes education, nutrition, right livelihood and a passion  
to bring the land into a high vibration.  We aim to be with people  
whose vision is no less than Planetary stewardship.  More at the  
website below.

Work and Living Conditions:  We require clean, congenial housing with  
paid utilities and salary that reflects our combined 40 years of  
experience in growing, teaching and Biodynamics. We prefer a small,  
intensive operation with emphasis on nutrition and education rather  
than production and marketing.

Heartfully,
Barbara and Woody

http://www.soulmedicinejourney.com



Woody Wodraska
wodraska at mac.com
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