[permaculture-oceania] Re: sustainable ag in india (Naomi Coleman)

[Matthew Bond]

Can you tell us what her email address is?  I can't find it in this email.

cheers,

Matthew.

> From: "Naomi Coleman" <scpi at tpg.com.au>
> Subject: [permaculture-oceania] Fw: sustainable ag in india
>
> Can anyone help Sarah out with info?
> Please reply directly to her email
> Thanks
> Naomi
>
> Check out our website at
> www.southerncrosspermaculture.com.au
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: world fraternity
> To: scpi at tpg.com.au
> Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2006 8:56 PM
> Subject: sustainable ag in india
>
>
>   Hi Naomi,
> My name is Sarah and I am from the Mornington Peninsula, but living in
> India in Gujerat in a rural town. We have problems with sal affected land
> here and I am researching different ways we might be able to slow the
> degredation and increase the regeneration.
>
> I read a bio about you on the permaculture international website and
> wondered if you have any digital info on working with salt affected land you
> could send me?? Here we are at the start of wet season and there are no
> trees to soak up the water, it just lies about. It is very flat land. we
> drove the other night for a couple of hours and the scenery was all the
> same. a tree here and there, but just flat paddocks. I am interested in
> sustainable ag. but I havent done a permaculture course, I do know that
> people all over the world need access to the wisdom of pc. I was happy to
> read that you and your husband have been teaching all over the world -
> congratulations! what a wonderful thing to be involved in.
>
> I am currently studying with a good friend under a guru in a town 100km
> from Ahmedabad in Gujerat. We have purchased some land for a new school and
> ashram, animal shelter and orphanage. we are keen to have some lush gardens,
> fruit trees and vegies. We want to teach the kids about sustainable use of
> the land as well as show locals what can be done here. When Bill and geoff
> Lawton put on that Melbourne Uni course recently my friend helped organise
> it and I met some wonderful people from around the world. Do you have
> contacts in India you could put me in touch with. I need to have a chat to
> someone about what projects have been undertaken and what succeses and
> failures have come about.
>
> Our organisation is committed to achieving a worldwide fraternity of
> people working in harmony with man and nature. We are starting to call now
> for people from all over the world to come and work with us on many
> community projects and at the same time work on themselves and their own
> spiritual development. We will also be starting some projects in Australia
> in the coming years which is exciting! We are not religious but definitely
> spiritual. If by chance you know anyone who is thinking of coming to india
> let them know about us as we have enough resources to cover for many
> people's needs - feel free to pas on this email address. We will be starting
> the building of the school and ashram after the rains in oct/nov. but people
> are welcome anytime.
>
> I trust this email finds you happy and well.
> I look forward to hearing back from you and finding out if you have any
> information or contacts that might be of help to this project.
> Cheers,
> Sarah Southall
>
>
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