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["Bryce Ruddock" <bruddockjr@wi.rr.com>]

   In regard to the post about where did the money go that was "lost" when 
the bubbles collapsed ---well you see it really was never there. Money is 
created by the Federal Reserve out of nothing. When the speculative bubble 
that was backed by the petrodollar ,or full faith and credit of the American 
dollar, pops then nothing becomes nothing again. The only people who come out 
ahead are the ones who get bailed out by the taxpayer. Real money is created 
as a byproduct of labor. You are payed for your labor therefore it has a 
value above and beyond whatever mythical monetary value of any bank created 
fiscal commodity.When the bubble pops the wage earner gets the bill. Hence 
the government bailouts.
   For an excellent review of how we got to this place where now we find 
ourselves see the book Wealth and Democracy by Kevin Phillips. Another book 
that anyone who is an insomniac and can understand the detailed congressional 
investigation records is The Rich and the Super Rich by Ferdinand Lundberg.
    For a more contemporary analysis one that does encompass some 
permaculture principles see Designing the Green Economy by Brian Milani. On 
line audio sources for the origins of the Federal Reserve and their 
manipulation of the money supply are Money Masters, and The Wizards of Money. 
The second one has multiple episodes and deals with much of the background of 
what has been going on fiscally for the last 60 years. I recommend it highly! 
Just do what you normally do but listen to it like a radio show. I have 
listened to the show over and over and still learn something new each time.
   Remember that just because some clown in a suit says that the money is 
there and you can have it for a price does not mean that it is really there. 
All that happens is that your wealth/earnings of your labor are getting 
shuffled back and forth mostly into someone else's pockets. What is real 
wealth is your skills and your knowlege and what you can do with them. 
Property is a form of wealth also. If you got it your'e lucky and if not 
then-- oh well.Relocalization is the future.         Bryce Ruddock in South 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
   
"... To climb these coming crests
 one word to you and your children: 
stay together      
learn the flowers   
go light"

Gary Snyder {from For The Children}
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4th Annual Permaculture Design Course, 2009

Dates March 20th-April 1st, 2009
Place: Maya Mountain Research Farm
San Pedro Columbia, BELIZE

Instructors:
Albert Bates, Andrew Goodheart Brown, Andrew Leslie Phillips, Maria  
Ros, Christopher Nesbitt & local guest instructors.
Cost:USD1250/Belize$2500 includes organic farm fresh meals, all course  
materials and expeditions, comfortable accommodation in the farm, and  
a certificate or Permaculture Design upon completion of the course.
For Details, or to register, please see http://www.mmrfbz.org or  
contact Christopher at info@mmrfbz.org.

Through lecture, discussion, small groups, site visits and hands on  
experience, participants will gain the tools to create sustainable,  
ecologically based homes, farms, businesses and communities.

Tucked into the foothills of the Maya Mountains, two miles up river  
from the village of San Pedro Columbia in southern Belize, Maya  
Mountain Research Farm is a working demonstration farm and registered  
NGO that promotes sustainable agriculture, appropriate technology and  
food security using permaculture principles and applied biodiversity.  
With 20 years of organic management and conversion from an abandoned  
cattle and citrus farm to a polyculture, MMRF is one of Central  
Americas oldest permaculture farms.

This is an excellent opportunity to see a well developed farm designed  
using permaculture principles after 20 years of observation and design  
work. Maya Mountain Research Farm is a registered Non Governmental  
Organization working on issues of food security and biological  
diversity.

Albert Bates is a former lawyer, paramedic, graphic artist and author  
of eleven books on energy, environment and law, and produced two films  
on ecovillages. He is the founder of the Ecovillage Network of the  
Americas and was active in the creation of the Global Ecovillage  
Network. He has lectured and universities and government agencies and  
worked on natural buildings, village infrastructure, and permaculture  
landscapes on 6 continents. He has been teaching permaculture design  
courses since 1994.

Andrew Leslie Phillips A native of Australia, Andrew studied  
permaculture with Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton, He convenes and  
teaches permaculture in the north-eastern U.S. He is founder of  
Hancock Permaculture Center and consults through his consulting  
organization: Permaculture Design Solutions

Andrew Goodheart Brown: M.Sc. in Sustainable Use of Natural Resources;  
Permaculture Teacher and Practitioner since 1994; International  
Consultant in Ecological Agriculture; Organic Gardener and Home  
Orchardist; Gourmet Natural Food Chef; Artisanal Bread Baker and Home  
Brewer; Endangered Species Observer; Naturalist and Field Biologist.

Maria Ros has worked as a paramedic, has degrees in psychology  
(University of Mexico, University of Cleveland) and studied  
permaculture in Bolivia. She is the Mexican Representative of the  
Instituto Latinoamericano de Permacultura, Director of Ecodanza, and  
President of Ecoaldea Gratitud A.C., an ecovillage in Quntana Roo, and  
works with the state governments of Quintana Roo and the ejidos in the  
Yucatan. Maria also runs Casa SANARTE in Cancún, which is an  
alternative health center. She has 15 years experience in  
permaculture, and has worked in Yucatan for the last 4 years.

Christopher Nesbitt has farmed in Belize for over 20 years. He has  
worked in agroforestry and cacao for much of the last 20 years and  
serves on the board of directors of Maya Mountain Research Farm, and  
is the on site manager. He also designs and installs renewable energy  
systems in protected areas, rural lighting systems, and photovoltaic  
pumping systems.


_____________________________
Christopher Nesbitt

Maya Mountain Research Farm
San Pedro Columbia, Toledo
PO 153 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo
BELIZE,
Central America

www.mmrfbz.org