Good morning. Happy Sunday!
Today is International Permaculture Day. Wouldn't it be nice if more people studied and put into practice the Permaculture Principles?
What if we could learn to live together amicably, grow our own food, heal the environment and begin to create a sustainable future?
We can, of course, one person at a time. Permaculture Design ideas lend themselves to a paradigm that sustains life and creates harmony on Earth.
And, once you begin implementing Peramculture into your own life (and backyard) it doesn't stop. You will find it more exciting to plant a food forest than the typical till and plant garden of yesteryears. Each season, as you add new plants to your garden, you will be rewarded by watching the interactions of the plants with each other. Certain plants, when planted together (companion planting) support each other by giving one another what they need to thrive in particular environments.
That sounds like something humans should be doing too. We should be helping one another to thrive in our environments. How can we do this? Get involved. Join a community garden. Be of service. As we begin to participate with our neighbors we will find symbiotic relationships forming in our own communities. As these relationships flourish, we will find a model of community sustainability beginning to build and form around these relationships.
How do we start? Start reading and growing, both yourself and your gardens. Begin to learn about Permacluture and the ideas this paradigm puts forth. And no, you don't have to take a Permaculture Design Course for hundreds of dollars to get started. There are so many books out there on this subject now, you can learn everything you need by visiting your local library. And share your knowledge. Start some community discussions around Permaculture and help one another.
Permaculture seems to be the new fad in the gardening world, but a good one. If we all put some of the ideas into practice, we could be that much closer to making a real difference in the environment, and start supporting our own needs by planting food around our homes. Permaculture aims to make gardening easier on an individual and in so doing, makes gardening easier on the planet too.
Happy Permaculture Day! Join the Permaculture revolution and start planting!
Love to all.
~Rev. Kerry
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