Hello, I googled NRCS and permaculture just to see what connections were out there between the two subjects and this was the first one. I'm thinking of my 5 year plan applying with the NRCS since I have my 3 years in with federal agencies. I stopped working after having children and thought I would get into teaching in a Waldorf school. I decided working in nature, and an office, is where it's at for me, not the classroom. I also just completed a permaculture design course, partly for lifestyle with my family but also because of practicing this on a bigger scale and making it more of a reality. It takes so long and can be very expensive to do permaculture pracitices that are 'presentable' for the rest of the public to consider adopting it into their lifestyle. It takes money to retrofit, update and do things efficiently, I hate feeling like I can only do these things that are good for the environment because my husband makes a decent salary, I want everyone to have simple access to this because I believe in social environmental justice. I was especially inspired with my environmental planning background within a federal agency (USACE) and tying in permaculture into their endeavors after reading 'Beyond the War on Invasive Species'. Yes, Yes, Yes in answer to your question, I personally, would love to work as a planner and do permaculture consultations with the NRCS! Sending your planners to a PDC course is an AWESOME idea! I know this was posted 6 mos. ago so I look forward to hearing about any progress you've made since! And hearing more about working for the NRCS, I'm hoping to find out more about job qualifications, interviews and getting caught up with it all. Thanks.
