Appropriate Technology and Small Intensive Systems
By utilizing appropriate technologies that sustain, rather than hinder and destroy the balance of nature, an ethic and attitude of care, cooperation and the need to follow nature’s pristine example will become apparent. We will learn to mimic the ecological processes within the local bioregion where we live and work, creating balanced ecosystems in their own right.
Because we postulate that we start small and stay relatively small with practices such as utilization of vertical space in our planning (stacking), ecologically based design, and increasing yields-not size of acreage, participants have the opportunity to deliver a unique point-of-view geared to small and mid-sized land-bases. By presenting holistic systems such as The Three Epochs and Permaculture to mainstream educators and students, and by showing how they can be economically viable and ecologically sound, at the same time, education policies toward land use and land ethic will change. You will become more sensitive to the overall health of human life, your basic needs, and the needs of all beings in the landscape. By seeing wholes rather than parts, you will be more apt and willing caretakers who will work to restore and sustain the intended living environment for all creation.