Livin' It!

What a fortnight! I have just returned home from spending two weeks living in a tent while completing my Permaculture Design Certificate at Rainbow Valley Farm in Matakana. It was a fantastic course and I now feel that there is some hope for our world after all. If enough people are willing to learn the priciples and techniques of Permaculture, we could give up cringing every time we open the newspaper. Visit www.rainbowvalleyfarm.co.nz for more info. Do a tour! Or a PDC! Permaculture (in case you've never heard of it, which many people haven't - a fact that I hope to change) is a set of techniques and principles for the design of a sustainable human settlement, which functions in much the same way as a natural ecosystem. For example a rainforest that has existed for thousands of years with no human interference is beautiful, abundant and self sustained - a human settlement, although somewhat different - can function in much the same way. I am now dedicated to living my life in accordance with the three main Permaculture principles: Care of the Earth Care of the People Share the Resources