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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=232120201-29092005>Hi
all</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=232120201-29092005>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!)</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN
class=232120201-29092005>Meantime, a very interesting article on PO,
permaculture - and local community development:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN class=232120201-29092005><A
href="http://www.energybulletin.net/9230.html">http://www.energybulletin.net/9230.html</A> </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=232120201-29092005>quote:</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT><SPAN class=232120201-29092005>"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."</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN
class=232120201-29092005>I've made enquiries about getting a copy of the
Kinsale 'Energy Descent Action Plan' mentioned in the
article.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN
class=232120201-29092005>Obviously, there's also stacks of material on this sort
of thing hovering around PostCarbon.org - and more appearing all the
time.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2><SPAN
class=232120201-29092005>Cheers </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV align=left><SPAN class=594123104-17112004><FONT face=Verdana size=2>Sandy
Pollard</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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