permaculture

["John D'hondt" <dhondt@eircom.net>]

Very true Ben.
john

> And in fact that is precisely the sort of response that many
> non-agricultural peoples have had to agricultural societies. Take, for
> example, the Dreamer religion among indigenous peoples of the Pacific
> Northwest in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Or the Paiute prophet
> Wovoka, who inspired the Ghost Dance religious movement, who said, "You 
> ask
> me to plow the ground. Shall I take a knife and tear my mother's bosom?"
>
> Anyway, it seems likely to me that few diets can be nutritionally ideal if
> they come exclusively from agriculture, whether organic, biodynamic,
> aquaponic, or otherwise. There are simply too many variables for humans to
> understand and take into account in any agricultural system. Many
> permaculture patterns, such as a focus on perennials and dynamic
> accumulators, go a long way toward correcting the nutrient deficits of
> agriculture, but in any truly healthy permacultural system, I think wild
> food must be given a prominent place. One may get the bulk of their
> calories and nutrients from an agricultural system, but I would advocate
> foraging as an important element of balanced, complete nutrition. This is
> not an argument against aquaponics or any other agricultural system, per
> se, but a recognition that such systems are necessarily incomplete, and
> must be supplemented with active engagement with more "wild" ecosystems.
> Zone 5 should be included in our diets as well.
>
> -Ben
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