[Pil-pc-oceania] Las Vegas to build farm skyscraper

[permaculture at apollobay.org.au]

>Peter Andrews hasn't had to go overseas to make an impact in Australia...
>but he did have to go through criticism and hardship, and a good ABC doco
>made of him, to achieve recognition for his work.

>Rockstar ;) Darren has the cred here... he didn't need to go overseas to
>get that... he just wanted to tour USA... and he's coming back here to set
>up a Broadacre permie Institute or good stuff like that to work on our big
>wide sunburnt land.

>I don't see that those here who can fund initiatives and innovations (but
>don't) as having a "cultural cringe", more a fear and inability to trust,
>to take the risks of being the first to develop / fund / construct
>something which hasn't been done before.

Also the NEED may not be strong enough here in some cases (like for
vertical produce gardens)
  
>Perhaps those who go overseas have the cultural cringe... or just like big
>adventures :)
Or most likely to pursue their dreams which may not have a strong enough
need here.

keep luv'n & grow'n
Fern

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