Permaculture: Most urgent solution of all

One thing we never seem to hear these days in discussions about Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa and all the hot spots and big issues is the most important issue of all: land use, and the permaculture solution.

How the land is used determines almost all conditions of human life and the prime factors of prosperity, equality, liberty, poverty and conflict. I have to admit with surprise and dismay that more people seemed to have been aware of this in 1975 than are in 2005. Wha' happened?

We permaculturists simply can't have done our work well enough. Of course, we have every big vested interest known to man, such as governments and capital, in opposition to this rational solution, with their media working hard to maintain the status quo despite its tragic consequences for us all.

I'm also constantly baffled how often people indicate to me that they think permaculture is a synonym for 'organic gardening'. It is actually a principle of land use design (based on five zones) for any bioregional, climatic or cultural environment on earth. It is, to my knowledge, the smartest one worked out in human history. I believe that without it, the Planet as we know it has virtually zero chance of survival, and the propagation of the elegant principle is thus extremely urgent.

I'm utterly fed up with hearing issues discussed without permaculture, the most important and urgent solution of all, as a central part of the discussion. Because I was so upset that permaculture was missing from the G8 and even Live8 agenda, I've decided to add it to the regular postings in the Blogmanac and try to get the message out a bit more regularly. I invite readers to follow links whenever they appear here. Here's the first:

"'We need to get these competent gardeners of the Third World to rich countries to teach people how to grow food.' Bill Mollison 1989

"What is Permaculture? Why is it nicknamed the quiet, peaceful rebellion? To quote David Holmgren, Permaculture is a design system for sustainable living and land use. The ethics of Permaculture are fairly simple: 1. Care of the Earth: Provision for all life systems to continue and multiply, 2. Care of People: Provision for people to access the resources necessary for their existence 3. Share our Resources: By governing our own needs, we can set resources aside to further our ethics.

"Now how Is America, and the rest of the western developed world breaking these ethical principles?

"I think we need to first begin with the western attitude towards agriculture ..."
American Chronicle

Permaculture links

"Permaculture Magazine"

There is also permaculture news constantly updating every day in the Almanac's Daily Planet News.