permaculture

[April Sampson-Kelly <askpv@ozemail.com.au>]

Hello all, I am in the midst of compiling information for a presentation at 
the conference in WA Sept, I have spent some time teaching on the net.  And 
building up a business that re-invests all its income in a demonstration 
system.  Plus we provide tuition fully funded to people in third world.  I 
give this preamble so that you don't avoid sharing input as you may with 
other businesses on the net.  All our business structure will be open to 
examination and so will our business ethics.

Would you like to contribute your ideas,  they will be fully recognised in 
our paper,  maybe you would like to just target areas for development.

Here's the senario, once you establish a permaculture village, people start 
to interact socially and economically.  People work for one another as well 
as for their own systems. Community banking, co-ops, dairies etc are 
dependent on shared wealth, and liable to play a major role in lifestyle of 
the community.

How should permaculure businesses or co-operatives operate, 
how should we apply the Care of the Earth (e.g. Environmental Management 
Standards) and 
Care of People (Managment, leadership) ethics in our Managment of the 
business systems.  
And just how should we address Share of Surplus (some use the term dispersal 
of surplus?)
Given that much of the global stressed are linked to inequal distribution of 
wealth, our businesses must be designed to be accountable.
What alternatives are there to sustain the business except planning for 
growth.  How can we gently shift the patterns of greed?

Send you ideas to April
Leisure Coast Permaculture visions