[Ccpg] large scale permaculture

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Large scale permaculture is an oxymoron.  Permaculture is site specific.

Your scale isn't so large though.  There are strategies that use a predesign 
to set up a sort of zoning map (in the conventional sense of government 
planning commissions) within which individuals and smaller groups do their site 
specific designs.  This requires that the zoning board be very well trained in 
permaculture and very well versed in local conditions.  An outsider coming in and 
trying to do this, even if he is Bill Mollison Himself, is going to make 
things worse.  But we can support people in getting the level of skill needed to 
develop such a plan, which is always subject to revision.

For Mother Earth


Dan Hemenway
In a message dated 1/12/06 8:14:53 PM, mangoman_ at hotmail.com writes:

<< Hi, my name is Benjamin Katz. I am a senior environmental studies major at 
the Maharishi University of Management in Iowa focusing on sustainable 
living. I am working on a project on some land near San Diego to develop a 
large scale, economically viable, permaculture based agricultural community. 
We currently have 520 acres and are looking to aquire another 1500. The 
property is at N 32  44'  24.12"   and    W 116  19'  8.04"    the elevation 
is 3,872 ft. I was wondering if anybody knows what type of plants would be 
suitable for the area or if you know of where I should look for this type of 
information. Thanks for your help.

Sincerely,
Benjamin Katz >>



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