permaculture

[Steve Hoog <livingpotentials@yahoo.com>]

Joe--I am a member of the board of the School of Living- an organization that 
holds land in trust for six intentional communities that all, to some degree 
implement permaculture principles on the land they occupy. The communities 
are located int he Pa., Maryland, Virginia area.  The most active one from a 
permaculture perspective is Heathcote in Freeland Maryland. There have been 
permaculture workshops at Julian Woods near state College ,Pa. and probably 
one at Seven Sisters ,Cochranville,Pa. in the near future.  I am sending in a 
separate email an announcement of a workshop at the new Ahimsa Village right 
next to Julian Woods.  It is my contention that the communities-altho they 
are doing good work--are not taking as seriously as they could be, the 
implications of global warming and peak oil so i am encouraging them to make 
regular reports on what they are doing to prepare for these.
  The mission of the School of Living is to educate and so there are people 
in the organization who are willing spend time with those who want to know 
more about community land trust-all the legal implications  and how they 
work.  The person most qualified to do that is Herb 
Goldstein[herb@schoolofliving.org] who has a long history in SOL and has a 
sharp mind for detail and legalise.  another contact and long-time member is 
Rita Jane Leasure[ritajane@schoolofliving.org].  David 
Harper[dharperec@yahoo.com] has recently joined the board and has volunteered 
to take on some of the educational duties of Herb. He has worked with regular 
conservation land trusts but wants to put his energy into community land 
trusts now. He would be an excellent contact for the types of questions you 
might have.  Hope this helps.---Steve Hoog
   
  www.schoolofliving.org   
  www.heathcote.org        
  Karen Stupski is permaculture certified at heathcote  karen@heathcote.org   
  
coldestsnow@aol.com wrote:
  I wonder if anyone has experience with an existing land trust and the 
implementation of permaculture planning. What, if any, are sensitive issues? 
Are there ways around them? 
Do most trust managers know about permaculture? What is their general 
perception of it?

I would like some input to help local land owners in Massachusetts gain some 
productivity from their "protected" property. 

Thank You All, it is a pleasure to be a part of this group.

Joe

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