Peter Bane - How I'm Preparing for the Local Future: Permaculture
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ต.ค. 2011
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Permaculture - (n) agricultural system or method that seeks to integrate human activity with natural surroundings so as to create highly efficient self-sustaining ecosystems
Educator Peter Bane is preparing for the local future, beyond the global economy and after peak oil. Bane's talk is the story of the history of permaculture, and how he has used permaculture methods to move towards a self-sustaining homestead using free or low-cost techniques.
Peter Bane is the publisher of Permaculture Activist Magazine for 20 years. He is a garden farmer in Bloomington, Indiana. He teaches permaculture design for Indiana University. He has a bachelors from University in Illinois in political design. Bane has a diplomna in permaculture design from the British Academy of Permculture design. He served on the peak oil task force for the City of Bloomington, Indiana, which was adopted in 2009 December. Bane is currently working on a permaculture handbook for people who live in the suburbs.
In this talk, Bane describes, in his own words, how he is moving beyond the money economy, to providing his essential needs from his homestead, and how he is utilizing the principles of permaculture.
This talk immediately followed Nicole Foss's talk on how she prepared her family for peak oil and economic uncertainty.
Recorded at the International Conference on Sustainability: Energy, Economy, Environment 2010 hosted by Local Future and directed by Aaron Wissner.
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Such a brilliant man able to articulate so well the scope of the problem as well as the solution. This lecture should be part of high school biology/ecology curriculum.
This guy has the best book on Permaculture period...it's a truly amazing piece of work.
Over 5000 views! Thanks to Peter Bane for providing this insightful talk on sustainable living!
my fav teacher .. so quotable, so passionate!
Well spoken, thank you!
Great explication of the essence of what is Permaculture and it's accessible and cosmic scale of vision!
This was such a friendly talk. I wish I could just jump over and visit their place. Sounds simply lovely!
Nice to see and hear Mr Bane again. Common solutions to common sense problems. Great leader and activist for the Green Earth. Many Blessings
"the 3rd key strategy of permaculture is gardening as...an intensive cybernetic process..where you Put information in, and you get information out, that's what cybernetic means " LOVE IT
Willow trees are a natural source for gather water. Once mature there deep roots search out water bring it to the upper roots of the tree. Then anything in the general area gets more moisture via the upper roots. A willow can soak up over a gallon of water a day
And - in the context of 'permaculture' there is no 'exploitation' of plant of animal species. The natural eco-system model we pattern our behavior on is one of symbiosis: we take care of the plants, animals, & soil, and they take care of us. If we're really aware, we'll begin to understand that the plants, animals, soil, atmosphere, climate... and US are all part of a single system, w/ multiple feedback loops.
Would love to see some photos.
This is a great speaking...wish there were video clips of Peter Bane's Property before and after...Transition into Perma-culture...It would be a better video speaking. Cheers ;-)
I have about 30 fruit trees and willows and maple leaf, Wallaceburg food forest permaculture, its our blog. I think Peter is right
Mr Bane is doing lots of great things. However, he is apparently unaware of the importance of grassland & savanahs. For info, see Allan Savory, Holistic Management Int'l (to name one). Soil can be build & carbon sequestered by managing livestock in 'eco-mimcry'. N.A. Indians managed woodland w/limited burns, but mostly the vast herds of buffalo, (yes, in the EAST) elk, deer, etc. Reportedly, there are fewer animals in N.A. today than there were then (& fewer people living in Kansas!).
Great presentation - but let's be real about Cuba, they still have some oil and Havana is not all planted into food. I was there and saw what was really the case. Cuba is still a good example but not what it is romanticized to be.
The problem with the 'Bible Belt' is not the Bible. The problem is that it is just like wearing a decorative belt..just worn on the outside..just for display. There is very little of 'love thy neighbor' / 'love the stranger' .
And the insinuation that 'illiterate farmers' of 3,000 yrs ago were somehow less capable, "If they could do it, we can do it", or less intelligent. When if comes to the basics of living - especially in anything remotely approaching harmony with the eco-systems of the planet - 1st world people are the most ignorant in history. Yet, what was old is new again. It's good to see old world & indigenous knowlege becoming valued again.
Dont kid yourself, man three thousand year ago knew more and had more skills them "modern man".
id rather watch a lesson in permaculture gardening, maybe entitled like, a day in the life of a permaculture farmer or something, this video is only inspirational, it still doesnt really show how to do these kinds of things, if its one thing i know and its that the internet should be full of how to's, not a bunch of speech
of course that wont cover the practical but this age is very important, so i ask
where are the tutorials!
and videos, not pictures on ehow, i hate that website
Permaculture is not farming. Its a way of living your life with a small carbon footprint that takes in all facets of life including energy, food, building design and can be applied to anything in life. Its a way of thinking and design that considers sustainability
While I agree that "permaculture is not farming" I think that we must be mindful of permaculture exclusivity and even snobbery. There are many varied permutations of permaculture these days, with some more successful than others. I've seen posts on the net that are quite strident, insisting that one person or another is NOT practicing permaculture. If we think of it as a continuum with people working to care for the land and also produce food and restore the soil/water/food web, then we see the movement as wholistic and not only one OR the other.