On 10/27/2010 9:28 PM, Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
On 10/27/2010 8:09 PM, Robyn Francis wrote:
On 10/27/2010 6:29 PM, Andrew Millison wrote:
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So...here we have dedicated permaculture practitioners turned teachers who have had no formal training, no PDC, no
accreditation and no certificates but are doing much needed, valuable work, helping many people, permaculture ethics in
action. Some of these may well be far more knowledgeable and skilled, with wider experience, than many members of the
existing permaculture professional establishment. My thoughts: those working to define and maintain permaculture
standards and oversee professionalism in teaching, design and consulting, need to consider the situation these many
millions of folks all over the world will find themselves in as they seek to become part of the greater global
permaculture community or family, without having taken the standard "required" coursework. Some may even reach the goal
of being able to put real permaculture to work for themselves and their communities without having read Mollison's
books.... As publicity spreads, many people in urban and rural areas will find out about permaculture, will want to know
more about it and how they can make it work for themselves; mentors will facilitate this. This is likely a somewhat
random, informal process, driven by hope and enthusiasm and should be encouraged by the entire permaculture community.
How will any emerging permaculture professional oversight group or organization incorporate these people into the
movement, encourage them, making educational resources available (pro bono work, monetary donations, grants,
scholarships, etc. perhaps) knowing that they have become practitioners and teachers without following the standard
procedures? They need to be encouraged and helped in order to spread the permaculture word in all the places where it
can be spread.
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