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RE: Avenues of Abundance | Implementing Permaculture Through Steemit
I really want to host a permaculture course when I get my land. I have a friend who has completed level 2, but she needs the teacher certification. She's super knowledgeable. I've learned bits and pieces, had the bible for at least 15 years, but I still don't know a lot. Luckily a lot of people down here naturally farm that way because it makes more sense. The social implications of the larger understanding of permaculture are enormous, and you are right that Steemit could play a huge role.
PDC is a big life changer. Both wren and I took it, and it opened up a lot of opportunities. We find the best way to learn though is through experimental applications and experience. There's a lot you can learn form the folks you're speaking of, after all, PC is based off of collective human knowledge, and many indigenous culture have never lost it.
I've always wanted to take it but never had that kind of extra money laying around. It's true that many indigenous cultures still have it. It was mostly lost here, but there are a few. Ideally it would be awesome to have her teaching with a couple Mayans and a kriol friend of mine who farms traditionally. That would be nice and would spread the money around too. I definitely feel like I need some help. I just don't feel like I have the knowledge base.
It can be a bit pricey, but I've seen work trade options too. Theres a lot to glean from permies.com and books like gaia's garden. Belize is a pretty unique place, and like you say it'd be interesting with diversity of teachers, even some of the Mennonites too. Ideally though courses would operate on gift economy, but that can be tough to pull off.
True. I have seen that too. The kids are finally actually old enough that I could leave them too. Maybe I'll look around for one somewhere in Central America or maybe Mexico. I'll check the resources. Some of the more traditional Mennonites do still practice more traditional farming, though a lot of them have moved to more modern agriculture.