by George Collins » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:01 pm
There are some Permaculture principles that the icons of the movement have uttered over the course of my own personal study that have been of exponential benefit on this journey:
1. Geoff Lawton talks about "seeing the world through design eyes".
2. Sepp Holzer says that we should start many projects simultaneously.
3. Bill Mollison says, and I'm paraphrasing, "just do it, any well-intentioned effort would be an improvement over the way things are currently being done."
Taken together, those three principles have emboldened me to try WAY YONDER more stuff than I otherwise would have. And by trying much, much can be learned. Even if every single plant I plugged into Mother Earth dies over the course of the year, several people have learned much that would have otherwise remained unknown.
That is to say that had you, Matt not attempted many things simultaneously, those opportunities to stack functions would have never materialized. Kudos to you for having those "design eyes", the metal to press several issues simultaneously and the smarts to make the relevant connections and act accordingly.
"Solve world hunger, tell no one." "The, the, the . . . The Grinch!"
"If you can't beat them, bite them."