I have been reading, watching videos and playing with permaculture for a little while now. I live in the deep south (Central Alabama) in a little place called Palmerdale. Palmerdale was built in the 30's in what I think was part of the New Deal. You got a small house, an outhouse, 5 acres of land, a small barn and a dozen chickens when you bought a place here and we still have some of the original residents.
There is not much here in the way of business or industry we are close to Birmingham (15 miles).
Palmerdale needs something and so does Alabama. We are not known for being on the cutting edge of anything (maybe the dull edge). I am wondering, if can convince the community leaders about setting up a permaculture, alternate energy, etc place here. We have a great community center with a few acres of land that this could be done around. It could be a place where people could come to learn and to help. I think this could help our area and the community plus provide a valuable service in making people in the south aware of what's going on in other places.
This all may be crazy but I want to bring this community together and let others benefit from it while letting others know they don't have to do things the way they've always been done. There is a better way.
Tear into me and let me know why it won't work or give me some ideas on how to make it work.
Thanks,
Gary
