Saturday, 10 October 2009

Greening the desert

This is just one example of how permaculture can transform the environment, and, in so doing, dramatically change lives. By evidencing the dramatic transformation possible in the world’s worst agricultural scenarios, the Australian Permaculture Association hopes to make people stand up and listen.

Big Agribusiness would convince us that continuing with fossil fuel dependent monocrop systems and genetically modified crops is the way of the future, but with fuel, transport and fertiliser costs skyrocketing, and growing evidence that genetic tinkering is causing far more harm than good, they, instead, advocate tried and tested methods of working with nature for the benefit of mankind. It is a fascinating story...

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