. INDOOR GARDENING : URBAN GARDENING: Permaculture on a Canadian Farm: Must We Be So Pessimistic? (Video) Permaculture on a Canadian Farm: Must We Be So Pessimistic? (Video) by Sami Grover, Carrboro, NC, USA on 01.17.10 Tree Hugger [Two part video on this webpage]<http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/01/ permaculture-on-a-canadian-farm.php>
A shorter URL for the above link: <http://tinyurl.com/ye82wsp>When I posted on a video tour of my friend Mike Feingold's permaculture allotment, many folks were inspired by his haphazard yet productive approach to urban gardening.
<snip>Based in Ontario, Canada, Ian Hamilton is operating a diverse farm that includes veggie gardens, livestock and poultry. He seems to know his stuff when it comes to permaculture principles, and interesting plants you can grow in a temperate climate. I was just disappointed to get to the end of the video and hear him pronounce that it's probably not worthwhilepermaculture and other low-impact lifestyles are unlikely to take off until it's too late.
Whether Hamilton is right or not almost seems beside the point, I've just gotten tired of hearing folks who seem to know what the future is likely to bring. Yes, the challenges we face are immense, and the idea that everyone is going to get back to the land, grow their own food, and reduce their own footprint to a point where we can reverse climate change, or avoid peak oil seems unlikely. But whether it's even desirable is another matter. Sustainability is a team sport, so focusing on the idea that we should each cut our own footprint by any means necessary may be a distraction from the core challenge of societal change.
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