permaculture

[Holger Hieronimi <holger@tierramor.org>]

Hello all-
saludos desde México

I wonder how PC Activists respond to one of the most interesting 
paradoxes in Permaculture, expressed in the very name. I ask you:

How can we promote Permaculture, presented as a contraction of 
"permanent culture" (originally permanent agriculture),
knowing that in the universe there is one basic fact (maybe even law): 
NOTHING IS PERMANENT
???

More importantly: Nothing is more impermanent than culture. We all know 
that culture is subject of constant change & adaption to changing 
circumstances

I think, this is an interesting contradiction, best expressed in David 
Holmgens 12th design principle: "Creatively use and respond to change"

Its not only that I`m involved somewhat in Zen practice... its a 
constant experience all PC designers & practitioners have, working with 
nature-
Now, with the reality of climate change, and all the other political, 
economic and cultural changes happening right now in the world we`re 
living in-
change is more up to date than never

However, its also a recent experience I have made in our PermaCulture 
project:
For 12 years now, we have been developing a site in Michoacán/ México 
with PC Principles (see documentation of our work, with fotos and 
comentary - in spanish- : 
http://www.tierramor.org/GranjaTierramor/granjatierramor.htm#linx).
Now it seems that we have to leave the site for political, economic & 
security reasons: In thos very moment, our state is in the focus of the 
drug war, mainly fuelled by US dollars & arms...difficult to do courses 
or whatever in this environment-
Allthough our site, better known as "Granja Tierramor" (together with 
the whole project), has been, for years now , an important demonstration 
and learning site for permaculture principles & practices, it seems that 
we`ll have to leave the place soon.
Things have been changing rapidly here...too fast, it seems, for us to 
respond creatively-

Nothing is permanent!
Not even permaculture....
Maybe we should call it "ChangeCulture"?

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Holger Hieronimi -holger@tierramor.org
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