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gobeaguru wrote:
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i think that most of the information for permaculture comes from traditional knowledge systems ,i guess I don't understand why that would be patented.
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gobeaguru wrote:i just think there is this idea out there that people can't be permaculturalists unless they get a pdc
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BDAFJeff wrote:
I think that some of these places where you pay big money or do alot of free labour are bad examples to follow because their income is from other people and not nesesarily from their practice of applied permaculture. They don't represent real profit from sustainable agriculture.
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dolmen wrote:
I'm just wondering if Emilia Hazelip, Fukuoka, Sepp and others had/have certificates?
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gobeaguru wrote:
i guess i'm just a hater on the price and i'm wondering where all the money goes.. I know people have broken it down but still seems excessive... and almost contradictory to the ethics of permaculture... leaves a bad taste in my mouth
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Jason wrote:
And I second what Salkeela is saying, "Remember if you ask a teacher to teach for free you are really asking them to give up their free time. " and would add that you are also saying that you do not value their time.
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briggsshore wrote:
In fact, Mollison and others and our little group have always stated that the PDC is a starting point. Your next step is to keep learning. From experienced people. For at least two years.
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Since you are interested in herbology I will share this little gem: Cumin, turmeric, and L-carnitine for multiple sclerosis. They have done me a LOT of good, and I know this because I went off of each of them for a little bit and then back on them to see if it was really the herbs that were helping me. Yep. It was!oracle wrote:
I am going to sign up for a 5 day lecture on herbal medicine and harvesting. Heres the link
Terri wrote:
Since you are interested in herbology I will share this little gem: Cumin, turmeric, and L-carnitine for multiple sclerosis. They have done me a LOT of good, and I know this because I went off of each of them for a little bit and then back on them to see if it was really the herbs that were helping me. Yep. It was!
I put the dried herbs in empty capsules from wonder labs to make them easier to take. I blogged about it in a little more detail here, on the third article down: http://handicappedhomesteading.blogspot.com/2011_04_01_archive.html
gobeaguru wrote:
i think that most of the information for permaculture comes from traditional knowledge systems ,i guess I don't understand why that would be patented. as expensive as a pdc course is i just feel like something is wrong with that... I feel that people should have access to this information.
i feel that permaculture (sustainable settlements) should not just be for the affluent people of america and by making the pdc so expensive that's what I feel it has become.
does anyone else know where I'm coming from?
am i insane?
My books, movies, videos, podcasts, events ... the big collection of paul wheaton stuff!
paul wheaton wrote:
It's a good thing that going to harvard is free. And the folks teaching that stuff are supposed to be pretty damn smart.
I had no idea that laying out $1000 for a two week PDC was the most expensive form of education ... so expensive that folks need to do something to make it right.
Idle dreamer
watta wrote:
I agree with jacque g that the price is worth it only with really experienced teachers.
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