permaculture

["georg parlow" <georg@websuxxess.com>]

hi jenny:


> The general concept of this idea is based on two important
parts and
> goes like this - an international consumer group which only
promotes
> goods and services which contribute to "permanent regeneration"
of the
> planet (as Brian Milani calls it and says that this actually
goes beyond
> the gray area of sustainability). Part of the purpose of this
group is
> to promote permaculture designers and others, who are
performing
> 'restorative design' work.

> When I speak of consumers, I include businesses, governments
etc...
> within this group as potential clients for
> services.  Businesses in particular could benefit tremendously
and gain
> an advantage over others by
> applying permaculture principles to their systems.
>
> I am convinced that the public is ready for this and that the
timing is
> right.

congratulations. sounds to me like setting the sails in a way to
get us where we wanted to get to all along, using the winds that
blow the way they blow. go for it, i would say.

especially the twist regarding businesses as potential clients i
have been suggesti´ng and waiting for for years. (unfortunately i
am thorough nosales-person, so supplying others with ideas was
all i could do ;o)). this hopefully will help pc designers to get
off the idea that they have to do it all - and instead move into
the position where the real beauty waits: the generalist with
decent skills in many fields and fair interpersonal skills who
creates the relationships between the various specialists and
professionalists, gives them guidlines but lets them design the
details, coordinates them and educates the users.

greetings
georg