permaculture

["Ben Martin Horst" <ben.martinhorst@gmail.com>]

I don't claim to know Portuguese, but I believe the Brazilian
permaculture network's name, "Permear" is an attempt to verbize
"permacultura." An English equivalent might be "to perm," which is
ugly and confusing ("No, I meant sustainable production of food, not
hairstyling."), or "to permize," which is also ugly. I don't think
there's enough value in creating a new verb to justify the aesthetic
nastiness.

Ben


On 2/21/07, bwaldrop@cox.net <bwaldrop@cox.net> wrote:
> Permaculture is generally used as a noun.  But in english, we are always
> turning nouns into verbs, and I was wondering how people felt about using
> permaculture as a verb.
>
> e.g. "Permaculture that planet!"  (actually, that would be a command
> imperative.)
>
> or "you too can permaculture your yard."
>
> Adjective
>
> The "Permacultured Kitchen"
>
> Adverb
>
> I would like to work permaculturally for several years.
>
> I am curious as to other's thoughts on this.  Does this vocal evolution
> detract from understanding permaculture as a whole systems approach to
> design?
>
> Bob Waldrop
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