permaculture

["Graham Burnett" <grahamburnett@blueyonder.co.uk>]

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Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2004 5:07 AM
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Re: Rain's Book



>Of course Mollison could say he wanted "vertical greenhouses built up the
side of skyscrapers", but obviously knew it would be a ridiculously
inefficient and unsustainable use of resources. And he did not promote such
a thing as being Permaculture, so let's not make it out to be something it
wasn't.  No such idea surfaced in his books, to be sure.  Point being, it
hasn't happened and isn't going to happen, and they're not about to change
zoning to allow rea livestock in the Stock Exchange.  Net result: zero.

"Permaculture offers a radical approach to food production and urban
renewal, water, energy and pollution. It integrates ecology, landscape,
organic gardening, architecture and agro-forestry in creating a rich and
sustainable way of living. It uses appropriate technology giving high yields
for low energy inputs, achieving a resource of great diversity and
stability. The design principles are equally applicable to both urban and
rural dwellers"- Bill Mollison


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