To: "Permaculture List" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Permaculturing the mainstream
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 11:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
Aloha,
> TAFE (Technical And Further Education) is not a permaculture
> organisation and is thus not bound by the philosophy.
So are they actually claiming to teach 'Permaculture' as a whole (which
IMO includes the ethical practices)? Or just the parts without the
ethics?
> As a training
> provider it is primarily a government-funded competitive organisation
> with deep reach into the public and is the prime tertiary training
> provider in this state. When we take our course structures to TAFE, we
> enter this world whether we like it or not.
Depends on what the conditions are for providing the course structures, I
would think. Any leverage there?
John Schinnerer, MA
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