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[permaculture] HuffPo: Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice
- From: "rafter t. sass" <rafter@liberationecology.org>
- To: "Northeastern Permaculture (List)" <northeasternpermaculture@lists.riseup.net>, permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: [permaculture] HuffPo: Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice
- Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 10:40:29 -0400
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From: Robert Naiman <naiman@justforeignpolicy.org>
Date: April 26, 2009 8:16:24 PM EDT (CA)
To: sdas <sdas-list@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [SDaS] HuffPo: Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice
Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice (Video)
By Nora Barrows-Friedman
Back in my hometown of Berkeley, California, the practice of
permaculture is associated within a feel-good, hippie-elite framework.
It's a choice, just like buying locally grown organic heirloom
tomatoes from an independent grocer instead of buying conventional
Chilean-grown tomatoes hawked at Safeway. But inside the occupied West
Bank, permaculture is not just a decision of conscience but a
necessary means of empowerment within an ever-changing, uncertain
landscape.
The reasons for this earth-friendly approach include accelerated loss
of water-rich land to Israeli settlements, and Israeli restrictions on
certain types of fertilizer and restrictions on what types of
vegetables can be exported out of the occupied-territories. Out of
creative necessity for food security, Palestinians have begun to
re-green the land; reclaiming the ancient ways of growing crops.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/youth-radio-youth-media-international/permaculture-as-necessity_b_190840.html
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Robert Naiman
Just Foreign Policy
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- [permaculture] HuffPo: Palestinians Regard Permaculture As A Necessity, Not A Choice, rafter t. sass, 04/29/2009
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