Russ wrote:
I know from my work as a community garden advocate
that the people who have made real incursions into communities are not
horticulturists but are community workers. It is contact with these
people, plus my own work, that has led me to propose that permaculture
is suitable as a community development strategy rather than as a form
or horticulture.
i don't know PIL's idea of how the Certificates and Diploma intend to work.
i think the exciting thing is watching what will happen. i would agree with
russ on the community development ideas. permaculture is not really about
gardening and growing food - though that is a focus - but about systems
design and management.
This is where a
Diploma or Certificate from TAFE would work to complement the work of
community development workers, or architects, or policy advisors, or
support workers and carers, or planners...etc... permaculture will provide
a perspective - a framework in which these professionals can all operate -
and this is exciting, and this is where permaculture can help make a
vibrant and significant impact...
permaculture is about bottom up solutions and i can see many possibilities
for it to be used as a tool at the level of local government and let its
principles help guide local communities in decision making.
"yes there is a lot of work to be done and it needs to be driven by
passionate people who know how to operate in the current social and
political climate"
the fact that David
Holmgren has received airtime on JJJ and National ABC radio is significant.
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