Pam-l page sl murngal propernes ol lrnrnense exlenr, workrng al lhe low-err possrble leyel ol land use ipasiure or cmplmd la lhe leasl produeiiue use or land we (in an eel eueh syslerne. onee rneehanlsed, deslroy whole landseapes and soll mrnplelres. They can rhen besl lre rypllred as agrirulrunl desenr. Fonts, nor seen by lndllsirial man as anylhmg our world. are anorher permenenl agrleuliure. Bnr llley need genmoons ol care and knowledge, and nenee a tribal or eernrnunal Xevemnce only lonnd ln sraele eonlrnunlller Thrs lhen. is lhe sornrnunal pennanenee rnany or us seek ro be able lo planl a pecan or drrus when we are old, and lo know ll will nor be eui down by our elllldren's ehrldren. rile hrrlher we depaln horn edrnnlnnal pennanenee, lhe grearer lhe rlsk ol tyranny, leudalisrrl, and revoluilon and lhr more work lor less yield. Any error or dxsiuvbalvw earl lhen lrrrng disasler, es an n droughr yea ln a deserl grarn crop or a drsianl polllreal dee- on untdflffs lhe real sk ls rhar rhe needs ol lhore people uorlrrng on lhe smund", lhe lnhablianls, are uyenhrown by lhe needr lor greedsi oledrnrneree and renrrrllrsed power. ihal lhe loresl ir ml lor warshrps or newspaper and we are reduced lo serls ln a lrrrren landscapc Thls has been lhe lare ol peasanl Europe, lrelarlol, and lrnreh or ihe lhrrd warld The eharaererislle rhal lypilles all perrnanenl agnelrlrnres is lhal lhe needs 0! lhe syslern lor energy are provided by lhai syslerrl Modern mp agneulrllre ls lolally dtpewde'nf on exuernal mlgxmhem‘e lhe oll problern and is assoelaied pollurion. figure 1.: rs a very simple bun slrlfielenl illuslrallon ol lhe ease I anl nlalnng. Seleeled Invests nol only yleld more man annual mops, lrur provide a diverse nnrrienr and ruel resouroe lor surll rrope Wilheui pernlanenl ngrlellllure lhere is no plrselhlllry or a sralrle soelnl order rnus, lhe nloye lroln pro dueirre perrndneni syslerns lwhele llle land is held ln eornrnon), lo annual, eornmerelal agl-lelrlrlrrre where land ls regarded as a eornrnodiiy, lnvolyer a deporrure horn .a lnw- ion ugh-energy soelery, lhe lrre ol land in an explululive way, and a demand lor :xtmul energy reeonlrees, rnarnly prralrrded by lhe ihird world. People lhrnk l arn sllgllrly crazy when l lell rhern to go home and garden, or M! to involve mmselves ln oroadroale rneehanlsed agrleulrure, our n lime lhoughr and readlng will eonylnre ihern lhar lhrs ls, ln iael, in. solniion lo rnany world prolrlerns Whal is now possible is a lakdfly MW synlhesls oi plum and animal sysrenls. llslng a posl-lndusrl-ral or even eorrlplrlerised approach lo sysleln design, applying lhe principles M wholeeeysiern energy flows ar devrsed by Odum mm, and lhe prrnriples ol ecology as enllneraled by Wan‘W and orhers. lr ls, ln rlle yerrlaelller, a whole new lrall garne lo devise perrnamllure sysrenls ioe loeal, reglonnl, and personal needs Had we ranghl rhis xppmu‘h lrorrl lhe heglnning. we would all be ill a slable and lunernrnal lnndleape, irui mu grandparenrs lailed us, and lperhaps ior laelr ol llnle or mlurmahon) ael lrp lhe presenl, and eoniinuing rnisadeslgned Ilmudlolds, lowna, and dries The eoneepr or 'lnc“ energy pur lhe iinal nail in lhe eolhn ol ronunonrenre eornrnunlly, and enabled nlalerralralre 50(in io roh dlsranr peoples, ubnviaui ol rile rnevirnhle mum‘s lo some, 1.3 PERMACULTURE IN LANDSCAPE AND SOCIETY As me heals oi pennaellllnre e beneaernl design, il eon oeadded loall olllereellirnl iralnine and skills, and has lhe porenlial ol “king a plaee ln all hulnan endelvouri. ln llle broad landseape, howzveb pcmuwhun eoneenlrales on alreody—seilled arear and agrleulrural lands. 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