Alain Daoust

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Check this out:

https://capture.dropbox.com/I5VUZHVbJJTc0fEc

I also asked it to write my a childrens story about permaculture:

Once upon a time, in a small village nestled between rolling hills and a glistening river, there lived a little girl named Lily. Lily loved spending time outdoors, exploring the wonders of nature and playing in her family's vegetable garden.

One day, Lily's parents told her about something called "permaculture design." They explained that it was a way of growing food that worked with nature, rather than against it. Instead of using chemicals to fertilize their crops and kill pests, permaculture designers used natural methods to create healthy soil and attract beneficial insects.

Lily was fascinated by this idea and decided to learn more about it. She asked her parents to take her to the local permaculture farm, where she met a friendly farmer named Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown showed Lily around the farm, pointing out the different plants and animals that lived there.

Lily was amazed to see how everything was connected. The chickens ate bugs and provided fertilizer for the plants. The bees pollinated the flowers and made honey. The plants provided food and shelter for the animals.

As Lily walked around the farm, she noticed something else. Everything was designed to be sustainable. The farmers used rainwater to irrigate their crops, and they composted their waste to create new soil. There was no waste, only cycles of life.

Lily was so inspired by what she saw that she decided to create her own permaculture garden. She asked her parents if she could use a small patch of land behind their house, and they agreed.

Lily spent the next few weeks researching and planning her garden. She chose plants that would grow well in her climate and that would provide food for her family and for the insects and animals that visited her garden. She built a compost bin and started collecting food scraps to create her own soil.

As the summer went on, Lily's garden grew and thrived. Her family enjoyed fresh, delicious vegetables and fruits, and they marveled at how much life there was in the garden. Bees buzzed around the flowers, birds sang in the trees, and butterflies danced in the breeze.

Lily was proud of her garden and of what she had learned about permaculture design. She knew that by working with nature, she could create a world that was sustainable and full of life. And she knew that she had the power to make a difference, one garden at a time.
1 year ago
This reminds me of Ben Falks Permaculture Skills series of videos where one of the instructors teaches how to intentionally observe a landscape with your peripheral vision. I never realized how much of a skill that was until I started practising it. Now, I spend a lot of free moments 'zooming out' my vision when in nature.
5 years ago