Comments on: Yemen: On the Permaculture Map

By: Alex Nason

Alex Nason — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 02:50:05 +0000

CONGRADULATIONS, so proud of you guys been missing you heaps. get in touch as soon as your back on aussie soil.

By: gerald anderson

gerald anderson — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:55:49 +0000

Instantly in love with the earthen structures. “Nodding in agreement” gives me the strong feeling there are elders that need high respect -they already know much of what they need to. The video makes it so intriguing -wish I could go there want to see more.

By: Linz

Linz — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:34:07 +0000

Amazing footage.. how did the land become so desolate?

By: Theron Beaudreau

Theron Beaudreau — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:23:50 +0000

Thanks for the report, Sam! Good to hear things are going well out there. All the best to you and Katie!

By: Dan Smith

Dan Smith — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:41:52 +0000

Great work guys! So glad to see you guys keeping it up in the Middle East. Best of luck on all your efforts.

By: Steve Purvis

Steve Purvis — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 05:22:23 +0000

Nice work Sam.

Sounds like you are going to keep yourself busy! I look forward to your next installment…

By: Erik Klockemann

Erik Klockemann — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:50:36 +0000

I am very excited to see this. My wife and I (from California) spent two years in Tarim. There are many international students and scholars from around the Islamic world who visit and admire the scholars/educators from Tarim and Dar al-Mustafa. Dar al-Mustafa and Tarim produce Islamic scholars and Imams of the highest caliber. Those scholars and Imams become teachers to communities (large and small) throughout the world. Now integrate a PDC into the curriculum and the yields become countless.

I hope and pray we can one day return and aid in this development. All the best to you, Geoff, Nadia and the new PDC students!

By: Khadijah

Khadijah — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:58:40 +0000

Hurray for Yemen! I’ve lived in the north, central, and, lastly, the south (the village of Shihr, somewhat near Tahrim) for the last ten years. I wish I’d known about this PDC!! I agree wholeheartedly- the country has so much to offer and so much to gain from a permaculture approach- the sooner the better. As it is now, the country relies more and more on imports, using much of its resources for the production of the non-food crop of qat. I would love to see Permaculture take off there, and would be in the forefront of bringing it if I could!

By: Øyvind Holmstad

Øyvind Holmstad — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:24:43 +0000

This video is amazing! Surely nature did, and still does, nurture the great traditions of Yemen: http://news.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/architecturehereandthere/2009/11/column-heres-wh.html

By: Pneal

Pneal — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:07:08 +0000

Fantastic–Hopefully with this and other permaculture in the region we can get some materials in their native language going.