[Pil-pc-oceania] setting up a permie charity type org

[jedd]

On Thursday 15 February 2007 10:59 pm, Andrew Leahy wrote:
 ] This is a little off the original topic, there ARE green/permi- oriented 
 ] lifestyle shows popping up in the mainstream media overseas. Just in the 
 ] last 12 months the UK had - "It's Not Easy Being Green" (BBC), "The Real 
 ] Good Life" (ITV) and "Escape to the Country" (BBC). There are even signs 
 ] of things happening in the US with "Eden's Lost & Found" (PBS).

 Not forgetting Hugh's usually fascinating, sometimes disturbing,
 set of River Cottage series.

 The "Grow Your Own Vegetables" series (6-part, I think) wrapped up
 this week in the UK.  Have them but haven't watched them properly
 yet - looks like they've gone a bit light on substance, as these things
 typically do.

 It's Not Easy Being Green .. promised much, but kind of missed the
 point repeatedly.  They mentioned Permaculture in the first ep, f.e.,
 and then proceeded to a) imply it was about mulching and building
 a compost, and b) never touched on it again.  Their vegetable garden
 was a good way from their house, their chooks in another direction,
 their greenhouse was disconnected from everything and their passive
 heat store was a rather complicated construct involving crushed glass,
 polystyrene, PVC piping, 12V battery, electric fan and solar cell.

 Jedd.