I like that permaculture is actionable

It's great that environmental videos and documentaries raise awareness about issues like: global warming, plastics in the ocean, vanishing coral reefs, destruction of the Amazon, and so on.

But it often seems that something is missing: what can we do about it? Practically nobody even addresses that. So you watch these documentaries and you just feel angry, and helpless, and frustrated.

Permaculture actually gives you a place to start. A plan where people can live differently, and thereby mitigate the environmental destruction. A way to find a network of people with similar interests.

Anyway, just thought I'd mention it - meaningless drivel.

I agree with the principle. The endless angst of watching everything that is wrong is poison to the soul.

The personal act of putting a shovel in the ground is the antidote, to a degree. I can't fix the world, but I can fix my little corner of it. Take that, System!

I think it's amazing what you can accomplish by showing an example that works. Plant that big-idea seed.

Yeah, there's something about physically doing something in the soil that cuts through the doom. Doesn't matter if it's a tiny raised bed, you're still producing something instead of just consuming more content about how bad things are.

I do what I can on my piece of earth.

Why get angry at the other guy?

Why not share the knowledge of how folks can help.

I can't fix the world, but I can fix my little corner of it.

From what little I have read from Bill Mollison, the permaculture movement is, ultimately, beyond that.
His vision seemed to be a global network of homesteads and ecovillages.
I would not expect anything like that overnight. But, at least it's a direction.

Bryant said, The great proponent of Permaculture, Bill Mollison, stated in his treatise “The aim to create systems that are ecologically sound and Economically Viable” as the prime goal of Permaculture.

https://permies.com/t/59524/permaculture/Prime-Goal-Permaculture

(Quietly places some random book off the internet on our virtual coffee table.)

Walter Byrd wrote:... But it often seems that something is missing: what can we do about it? Practically nobody even addresses that. So you watch these documentaries and you just feel angry, and helpless, and frustrated....

That's where that book Joylynn just dropped on this virtual coffee table can help. It is mostly aimed at people just starting the journey, but it has the vibe of, "this is what you can do!"

That's also where Permies dot com comes in. You want to know what to do about "X"? Ask the question here on permies. Odds are there are members who have already thought about it.

Want to know how to repair "Y"? Start a thread here on permies. A lady did that once, thinking she would be lucky to get even one idea. She got at least 7 and suddenly had to actually choose which solution would be her best option. She was flabbergasted! (meaning: feeling shocked, usually because of something you were not expecting. I couldn't resist - I love that word!)

And as always, feeling angry and frustrated, plant some seeds! A small pot on a sunny window ledge for sandwich sprouts if you have no where else. Hmmm... some sunflower sprouts would go nice in my salad - although my sunny window ledge is rather well populated at the moment. Four avocado babies, Sweet Basil and Holy Basil, a bunch of Pitaya which need rehoming, 2 Pitaya I plan on keeping, some snow peas I'm germinating to overwinter in my allotment garden (cover crop if they don't survive the slugs or get killed by atypically cold weather), and some tiny Mustard greens I'm hoping I can get just big enough that my son's MiL can make a dish she loves - seeds are cheap, smiles are priceless!

^^What Jay said!^^