permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

akiva w wrote:

> now that i feel at home and have many hosting
> responsibilities at the very happening and
> remunerative permaculture guesthouse, i seldom leave
> jerusalem (even for tel aviv and certainly not where
> someone might want to throw a rock at me.) i am
> restoring food production in my back yard and the
> backyard of the building next to me. fortunately,

Hello gain Akiva:

I'd love to visit you in Jerusalem and see what life is like there and see
your permaculture gardening projects. Glad you have good water there. I 
assume it
is an abundant supply allowing you to water whenever needed. Are your visiting
eco-aware guests from other countries or mostly from Isreal?

Are you integrating food gardens with permaculture systems. Do you have any 
water features
of note such as impoundments or aquaculture?

> jerusalem is the crossroads for an amazing diversity
> of people, including muslims, sikhs, christians,
> buddhists, etc.
> if they care for the earth and all inhabitants
> thereof, they are my people.

> as my father of blessed memory used to say, "i'm a
> lover not a fighter."

I do business with a slightly elderly gentleman up North. I delighted in 
turning his calling card over and reading:

Work like you don't need the money
Love like you've never been hurt
Dance like nobody's watching

A man of the old school, now fast becoming the new school of thought.

> in addition, i have little interest in putting myself
> in any sort of of situation other than skimming the
> positive cream off the top eco-large living under the
> most comfortable of situations.
> my confrontational-activist days are probably over,
> except in the writing/publishing/teaching realm.

If you do a blog or website let us know. Google offers excellent free blog 
software - they
bought out Blogger.

> one thing i do do (and i regularly doodoo) is attend
> the wonderful peace gathering each summer that is the
> best social 4-day event i've ever experienced.
> check out sulha.com and spread the word.

I surfed the site and got a lot out of watching and listening to this:
http://www.sulha.com/zalmanvid.html
Good for these times no matter where you live.

> people of all ethnicities are welcome at my guesthouse
> to learn advanced gardening methods and permaculture
> insights as best i can share them, as well as eating
> delicious meals, experiencing pleasurable massage, and
> socializing with other healthy attractive people.

Can you get dates from Iraq? Jaffa oranges are delicious. Do any of your 
friends
involve themselves with raw foods diets? Raw foods meals make for wonderful 
social
gatherings.  5 or 6 times a day is OK too, especially for older folks.

> come visit any time!
>
> happy kwanzhanamas!
> -akiva

And Merry Christmas to you!

Lawrence