[permaculture] HuffPo: Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice

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Wed Apr 29 10:40:29 EDT 2009


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> From: Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org>
> Date: April 26, 2009 8:16:24 PM EDT (CA)
> To: sdas <sdas-list at googlegroups.com>
> Subject: [SDaS] HuffPo: Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A  
> Necessity, Not A Choice
>
>
> Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice (Video)
> By Nora Barrows-Friedman
>
> Back in my hometown of Berkeley, California, the practice of
> permaculture is associated within a feel-good, hippie-elite framework.
> It's a choice, just like buying locally grown organic heirloom
> tomatoes from an independent grocer instead of buying conventional
> Chilean-grown tomatoes hawked at Safeway. But inside the occupied West
> Bank, permaculture is not just a decision of conscience but a
> necessary means of empowerment within an ever-changing, uncertain
> landscape.
>
> The reasons for this earth-friendly approach include accelerated loss
> of water-rich land to Israeli settlements, and Israeli restrictions on
> certain types of fertilizer and restrictions on what types of
> vegetables can be exported out of the occupied-territories. Out of
> creative necessity for food security, Palestinians have begun to
> re-green the land; reclaiming the ancient ways of growing crops.
>
> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/youth-radio-youth-media-international/permaculture-as-necessity_b_190840.html
>
>
> -- 
> Robert Naiman
> Just Foreign Policy
> www.justforeignpolicy.org
> naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
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