Hey folks,
I am in the Georgian Bay area on Ontario, Canada.
I dream about permaculture and sustainable, symbiotic living...
I am passionate about new environmental technologies, the Earth wisdom of the past, and being intentional, present, and practicing mindful awareness now...
I have done a little reading and researching about permaculture design in books and online...
I have studied environmental ethics (like deep ecology) at university...
I have deep, long-held values regarding topics like keeping wilderness wild, reducing footprint/impact, organic food, mutually beneficial relationships, and managing natural resources...
I worked with a gardener for a year, tended a community garden for a year, and have had my houseplants thrive for the most part...
I started to compost last year and just started a container garden this season...
But most of this is theory, and not a lot of it is practice!
SO I consider myself an absolute beginner...
Does anyone have advice (including links to other threads) for a newbie at permaculture?
1. How can a beginner start from where they are at? (ie. not jumping straight into buying land and building an intentional community, but taking useful steps toward that kind of thing)
2. How can a beginner meet other people locally who are similar minded (to learn from and support each other, or to check out what others are already doing)?
3. Are there any barriers that you have overcome that you wish someone was able to tell you about before you got there?
Thanks!
