The future is abundant, asserts permaculture designer Larry Santoyo. His vision of living in the present provides a wonderful antidote to fear about uncertain futures. People need to rediscover that we’re part of the ecosystem, and apply permaculture design principles to the many problems we face. Larry teaches sustainable permaculture design as a discovery of the world around us. He notes that trying to be self-sufficient is really anti-permaculture. Instead, we need to develop self-reliance skills. Then as we find others in our communities to interact with, everybody gets to play! Produced April 16, 2009. Episode 146.
Peak Moment 146: Permaculture for Humanity
By Janaia Donaldson, originally published by Peak Moment Television
July 17, 2009
Janaia Donaldson
Tags: Education, Media & Communications
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