[Peakoil] Energy Descent Action Plan

[POLLARD,Sandy]

Hi all
 
A while back Alex asked about food production, local land etc. I've been
trying to find time to respond meaningfully with an update on our
personal experiences (though it's still very early days!)
 
Meantime, a very interesting article on PO, permaculture - and local
community development:
 
http://www.energybulletin.net/9230.html 
 
quote:
 
"I also think it is important to be realistic. For example, I don't feel
it is realistic to imagine that anything approaching a majority of the
population will start growing food without a massive crisis to force
them into doing so. However, what we can do is start putting in place
the infrastructure that will be needed (seed saving clubs, excluding a
certain proportion of land in urban areas from development, preserving
skills and knowledge, teaching skills to younger people, creating
community compost schemes so we have a resource of compost for growers).
When people say "but where will our fruit come from?", we can say "from
the 5 acre orchard over there that we planted 7 years ago". We can begin
to build systems around people. At the same time we need to engage them
as much as possible, and see our work as being of service. I feel this
is fascinating work and should be begun in every settlement. It is big
picture thinking, town-scale permaculture, and needs to be rolled out
across the country as a matter of great urgency."
 
I've made enquiries about getting a copy of the Kinsale 'Energy Descent
Action Plan' mentioned in the article.
 
Obviously, there's also stacks of material on this sort of thing
hovering around PostCarbon.org - and more appearing all the time.
 
Cheers 
 
Sandy Pollard
 
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