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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