permaculture

[Robyn Francis <erda@nor.com.au>]

I wholeheartedly agree and wonder why the obsession with the PDM when
there's many other excellent pc publications less costly and far more
appropriate for beginners, farmers etc ( I frequently recommend Rosemary
Morrow's Earth Users Guide to Permaculture - its an excellent book and more
useful to most than the PDM and has been translated into several languages)
plus the excellent work by IDEP, PermaTil and other groups in in the 2/3rds
world who are developing locally relevant material with cultural adaption
and pitched to average literacy levels.
Some publishers such IT (Intermediate Technology) charge a premium price for
affluent countries to subsidise their books at a special local price or by
donation to NGOs in poor nations - that's seems to me a sensible way to go.
When we published the PIJ we encouraged sponsored subscriptions for pc
groups & teachers in the "Third World"
Robyn

On 18/11/09 5:29 AM, "Dick Pierce" <dickpiercedesigns@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks, what a great email - good thoughts - esp. the E. Timor Link - what a
> great example of what can be done from a modest start, for the good of the
> local/regional people, with the cooperation of professionals, grass roots
> folks, NGO's, local/national governments, employees/volunteers - if and when
> they have a uniting influence/cause/organization. Very, very impressive and
> useful media program and products. Thanks to you and thanks to them for the
> fine example that we could follow. Please take a look at
> http://www.idepfoundation.org/ptl.html and be warmed and amazed. Makes the
> current listserve dialog look small, petty, and non-productive. There is so
> much work to do together - bless those that get out there and do it. Viva la
> IDEP. YeeeHawww!