permaculture

[J Kolenovsky <garden@hal-pc.org>]

Below is John Croppers quote about the take on Afghanistan and I feel it
is a good one. Many of us are compassionate towards Afghan issue and
want to share our contributions, but there could be a fine line here
about true motive and its efforts. (i.e., Nation-building) I think his
point is one to be conscious of. 

The earlier post that day from Jo Tenner about the current relief
efforts of the UNHCR is closer to the parallel that John is drawing.
 
> "Any aid that can get there should seem to have two objectives:
> - meeting the immediate needs of hungry/starving people
> - preserving indigenous planting material and indigenous knowledge
> in order to allow the people to get back as quickly as possible to doing
> what they know best - feeding themselves.
> 
> Lets not introduce yet another form of neo-colonialism, however
> well-intentioned."
> 
> John Cropper
 

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