Solving All the Problems of the World – in a Garden
Aid Projects, Community Projects, Conservation, Demonstration Sites, Developments, Education Centres, Food Forests, Food Plants - Annual, Food Plants - Perennial, Food Shortages, Global Warming/Climate Change, Land, News, Nurseries & Propogation, People Systems, Plant Systems, Rehabilitation, Salination, Society, Soil Conservation, Trees, Urban Projects, Village Development, Water Harvesting — by Craig Mackintosh PRI Editor July 23, 2010
This video can be downloaded in high resolution from Vimeo (see ‘About this video’ section on lower right side’).
I hope you’ll enjoy this clip on the Jawaseri School Garden Project. More, I hope it encourages you to dare to be different, and dare to have your work noticed. The garden we profile in the video above, as you’ll discover after watching it, has just won a national competition held by the Jordanian Department of Education – for schools who incorporate environmental projects into their curriculum. This means that thousands of schools, in what is arguably the most water-stressed country on the planet, now have the possibility to learn from this humble example of permaculture in action – and get inspired to do similar.
Special thanks to Lesley Byrne for her enthusiastic support, and to Nadia Lawton for her vision and determination to help her own people – and in so doing setting such an excellent example for us all.
…keep it comin’.
r
Comment by Rhamis — July 23, 2010 @ 10:29 pm
Congratulations,Geoff and Nadia what a win for the Jordanian people.
Comment by Justin — July 24, 2010 @ 6:49 am
Really impressive work. How incredible to see such progress in such a short period of time. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Sally Bickerton — July 24, 2010 @ 7:15 am
Not only is this a great win for the Jordanian people but as an Australian I am proud of what you have acheived. What better way to heal the worlds problems.
Comment by Hamish — July 24, 2010 @ 11:23 am
Fantastic! Imagine if all the money that went into ‘defence’ and arms went into gardens – the deserts would disappear and the world would be healing as fast as it has been destroyed.
This is so heartening. Thanks.
Comment by Chloe Wolsey — July 24, 2010 @ 7:52 pm
Congratulations to all involved! This is a wonderful model for others to emulate in all schools of the planet. Well done Nadia and Geoff for your visionary and practical approach to spreading empowerment to the people of Jordan and the world.
Comment by Kaye Melbourne — July 25, 2010 @ 9:56 am
Children connected to the Earth are in connection with them self:
http://eartheasy.com/blog/2010/04/our-psychic-connections-to-nature/
Comment by Øyvind Holmstad — July 27, 2010 @ 12:13 am
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