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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 mlgxmheme 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 WanW 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 xppmuh 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 mums lo some,
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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. Alrnosl all u! lhese need draslle
rehalarlllalion and redhinking One eerlarn ksull ol
using our rlrllls lo lnregrale lood supply and
i new i l CMION wlmlluml
m; eon lrl umflllclllfi ma! plane in rad lllms llxreae muum
lnaelrll rlrvesenis suoslalrr mill lhal any mm wins an
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alarlrllllure lo lenslwallurl lar rlld prrmasllllulr har mpsl
hrnrms lrll pen and lo alnll l lurrns. larrnlllp an heeeme
ln-rlrl imam andlarllls ranalmuol real mum MW mill
slrhrrdy, ln parllerlial lllarrn wounds“ aim rrrrlchld llr local m
ragorlal demand
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