[Pil-pc-oceania] National Permaculture Day

[steve_burns at wvi.org]

Oh dear, can I respectfully suggest that we please move beyond the cult of
personality....  it's not about Bill and David anymore... that was the late
70's....

I suggest that we forget birthdays and look for strategic timing...
aligning with the Sustainability events that are scheduled for September,
for instance...   which is also the beginning of Spring and a time when
many of the 'seasonal' growers in the suburbs might think about putting in
a spring/summer veggie garden.  If we can catch them at that critical time
we might influence them to use permaculture design principles to create a
year-round productive garden rather than an annual burst of mono-cropping.
:)

Having a National Permaculture Day is a great idea, though!

cheers

Steve





                                                                           
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Hi there,

After a bit of thought on this one and also after attending the convergence
on the weekend, I think that Bills Bday date would be appropriate.
I am not sure as to the details of how each group or state would promote
such an event but being involved in the Permaculture Tasmanian group we
would work with other groups aswell as our own to promote and get the word
out there to as many people as possible.

Thank you
Tanya Brine
Bodhi Farm Organics
Geeveston, TAS

> From: miltech at bigpond.com
> To: pil-pc-oceania at lists.permacultureinternational.org
> Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 10:23:51 +1000
> Subject: [Pil-pc-oceania] National Permaculture Day
>
> Hi All,
> I would like to get the discussion going re the national day as I think a
> good date for the first one is fast approaching.
> I would like us to discuss the following. We can do it all at once or
stage
> it as decisions will be based on previous decisions.
>
> Question 1
> Do we agree a National Permaculture Day will promote our work? The
> advantages.
> Question 2
> Exploration of the possible ways that each group or individual could use
> this day as a springboard.
> Question 3.
> Who or what organisation would create the day...the pronouncement, the
> national media coverage and provide support to individuals and groups?
> Question 4
> How can people all celebrate the day, highlighting the work of
permaculture
> when it is the same day but different climate all over Australasia
Pacific?
> Question 5
> What day will we choose?
>
> Can I start with Q1?
> It would be wonderful if all Australians were aware of Permaculture and
its
> Australian origin. It would be good to have all energy concentrated (but
> not limited to) that one day. Groups can get local media coverage,
> individuals can showcase their work. And no matter what International Day
> it is....Women, Children, Water, Disabled, Indigenous....Permaculture can
> use that as a theme that year to show that we cover everything or
showcase
> a challenge in their region.. We can have open days but if the weather is
> no good in a place at that time... we can launch the open property
calendar
> for the region for the year on that day. We can visit beaches and
forests,
> buildings of eco design, start local energy projects, share recipes, have
a
> How To day, offer 10 km lunches, do a permie blitz, have a book
swap....show
> movies, have guest speakers, have schools show their stuff....the list is
> endless.
>
> So over to you guys for discussion. I would just like to jump to Q5
> It may be fitting that the first one is on Bill's 80th birthday ...the
4th
> May 2008. Could we agree in time?
> Janet Millington
>
>
>
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