permaculture

[Charles Knoles <charles@growfood.org>]

Yes I agree, the usual characterization of permies is that they are a bit 
spacey.  Nevertheless I've talked to people who teach permaculture courses 
who have said that the Y2K scare was great for business because those type 
of people were taking a more realistic look at their stockpile of canned 
food.  I've also met people at the midwest renewable energy fair (coming up 
soon mark your calenders) who DEFINITELY had bunkers in their homes and had 
some good conversations with them about Permaculture.  Then when I see the 
backwoodshome.com website which really does have a lot of information that 
any permy would be interested in alongside articles on how to empower women 
through firearm training I wonder if there may be more crossover than we think.

I was hoping that there might be someone on this list who lives in both 
worlds and would be willing to let us know how they see the two together 
and if it is hard to be involved with a group that so often has contrary 
views on world affairs.

> > ...I have heard the idea
> > expressed that a lot of permies are more into the survivalist, pro-gun,
> > the governments out to get us type of thing.
>
> I'm curious as to whom you hear expressing this.  I've not yet heard PC
> misrepresented in this way...the usual misrep I hear is on the other end
> (wherever that is... ;-) of the spectrum.
>
>
> John Schinnerer, MA
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