Comments on: ABC Rural Interview http://permaculture.org.au/2008/12/05/abc-rural-interview/ Permaculture News, Commentary and Worldwide Projects. Wed, 16 May 2012 18:44:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: paul taylor http://permaculture.org.au/2008/12/05/abc-rural-interview/#comment-28706 paul taylor Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:10:02 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=909#comment-28706 we have to remember that modern politics are committed to creating taxable incomes not interested in sustainability, with sustainability comes independence, with independence we become more co-operative and less competitive, co-operation is often not taxable.... we have to remember that modern politics are committed to creating taxable incomes not interested in sustainability, with sustainability comes independence, with independence we become more co-operative and less competitive, co-operation is often not taxable….

]]> By: Tim Auld http://permaculture.org.au/2008/12/05/abc-rural-interview/#comment-28667 Tim Auld Tue, 09 Dec 2008 23:58:03 +0000 http://permaculture.org.au/?p=909#comment-28667 "The sooner world leaders begin to realise this..." It is frustrating to watch the Murray die, salt rise, soil compacted or blown away because the recognition of a better design system isn't there. It is even more frustrating watching the government blow the surplus trying to stimulate consumption and build more roads when we need to be training large numbers of people to produce food and fibre in sustainable ways. What's being done to promote Permaculture? Are there broad acre Permaculture sites in low rainfall areas of Australia we can publicise in order to demonstrate its viability? Something along the lines of the 'Greening the Desert' project in Jordan. It may help to have something sensational to raise PC's profile in order to shake the idea that industrial agriculture is the only serious way to farm. Are the CSIRO and DPI aware of PC? What about sending information to farmers directly? Does PC need to be more proactive? “The sooner world leaders begin to realise this…”

It is frustrating to watch the Murray die, salt rise, soil compacted or blown away because the recognition of a better design system isn’t there. It is even more frustrating watching the government blow the surplus trying to stimulate consumption and build more roads when we need to be training large numbers of people to produce food and fibre in sustainable ways.

What’s being done to promote Permaculture? Are there broad acre Permaculture sites in low rainfall areas of Australia we can publicise in order to demonstrate its viability? Something along the lines of the ‘Greening the Desert’ project in Jordan. It may help to have something sensational to raise PC’s profile in order to shake the idea that industrial agriculture is the only serious way to farm. Are the CSIRO and DPI aware of PC? What about sending information to farmers directly? Does PC need to be more proactive?

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