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  • From: "Martha Ruth Hills (MelbPC)" <mrhills@melbpc.org.au>
  • To: <permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: Re: Permaculture's Intent
  • Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 08:23:22 +1100


-----Original Message-----
From: FranksFarm@aol.com <FranksFarm@aol.com>
To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu <permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Sunday, November 08, 1998 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: Permaculture's Intent


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>This is not meant as a criticism , or to foster a lot of comment about the
>philosophy, or the naive impracticality of such an approach, or the need to
>take courses or purchase PC materials. Not everyone on the list aspires to
be
>a certified PC teacher.


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>Best wishes to all. Frank


Thanks, Frank, for asking for what you want. I'm usually content to just
read and think.

My brief input is that, in my experience, a permaculture design course is
much more than preparation for teaching. David Holmgren was my teacher
5 years ago, and yes, I have co-taught a couple of introductory courses
since, then, but the most important part was to turn my brain around, to
focus on design in general in my life and to seek sustainable goals. In
the last 2-day course, we found that the participants were well versed in
the concepts, but not in how to apply them. Just knowing there were others
like them is likely to give them courage to do more.

onward, MR

Martha Ruth Hills

Our life is more than our work and our work is more
than our job.





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