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[Claudia Joseph <permie@earthlink.net>]

Bob Jones University grows beef.
There are several permaculture - university garden to cafeteria programs 
popping up.
Amherst, MA, Hampshire College, Merritt College, CA is an established one.
Don't think they are on the bio-dynamic or rotational grazing level, yet.
Dave Jacke was working on a food forest with one.
And it seems that permaculture courses are not that hard to get in place at 
university any more.

I garden in public in an urban setting.  Food forest or perennial food 
gardens are still under-recognized.
Permaculture can be an off-putting word because people are afraid of what 
they don't know.
Ecological design system is accepted more readily.
This expands the conversation from plants to include water and soil 
management.
Animals are harder to get people to accept in public spaces.
Plus they require everyday care.

Everyone adores the raspberries though.
I agree that universities can adapt, with ease.
The work force and desire for an improved world are already present.
Claudia Joseph, Brooklyn, NY
http://www.permaculture-exchange.org




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> Hello all,
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> Most of you know about Joel Salatin. He wrote the attached article for
> Acres USA. It's a brilliant discussion of how college and university
> campuses can be used to produce food, lower carbon foot prints, and
> all that great permacultural stuff. Common sense, blindly-obvious
> stuff.
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> I have two questions for the list: 1) Is this sort of thing happening
> anywhere? Either as a result of  Salatin's article, or not. and 2) Are
> there any white papers/procedural notes on the process?
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> I ask because I am a student on a sustainability board, and we are
> looking for projects to lower our university's ecological damage
> print. While all the other members of the board are talking about PV
> systems, energy audits, and recycling campaigns (all very great
> things), I'm thinking like a permaculturist: I want some delicious
> fruit trees to pick from on the way to class. :)
> 
> So, as I compose the proposal, some guidelines would be helpful. I'd
> hate to reinvent the wheel, so to speak.
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> Any help would be appreciated.
> Mahalo and aloha,
> 
> Justin Hahn
> University of Hawaii, Windward Community College Sustainability Alliance 
> Fellow.
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