Reasoning

Reasoning: Thinking Global! Why Permaculture? Why now? 

20th Century industrial (profit-above-all-else) progress has been at the expense of the biosphere ecosystems which provide our most basic life support systems ( services valued at an estimated at $33trillion a year or double annual global GDP) and offer priceless wonder and discovery as a fringe benefit!

'Problems cannot be solved with the same thinking that caused them'                                                                   Albert Einstein         
‘Though the problems of the world are increasingly complex, the solutions remain embarrassingly simple.           Bill Mollison

One third of American school children are frightened that planet Earth will be uninhabitable in 50yrs.     National Geographic

www.storyofstuff.com - We very much enjoyed the lovely animation that makes this so accessible and personal.

Global connections are made in this video Aid Dealer by Coldcut: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6c5nFbY_-s       An excellent piece of music with very powerful lyrics and an interesting video. (Tennis at the end, any ideas?)