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> Culture is also very subtle. For example, why we have lawn in the
front yard
>? This practice came from noble man's gardening system in England.
Americans
>sure inherits cultural practice from British landscape. But don't you
think
>it's absurd to see beautiful lawn in the arid region (e.g. AZ. Calif. NM.
)
>which is artificially maintained by heavy irrigation that cause the
salinizatio
>n of the soil? Should lawn practice be banned in these regions?
> The other weekness of Bioregionalism is a role of industries and
cities.
>Thanks to the modern technology, the location of industries is free from
geogra
>phical constraints. How about local economy? Majority of materials and
capita
>l are circulating globally. Sustainable agriculture will increase the
price
>of foods, which I do not mind. But can farmer compete with other cheap
foods
>coming from other places?
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> Toshihide Hamazaki
> Institute of Ecology
> The University of Georgia
> Athens, GA 30602
>
I am not sure what to say about the flooding that happened in Georgia. It
sounds almost like a case of environmental racism. And racism is a hard
thing to fight. Besides checking your own attitudes and those of your
family, it is really hard to change those attitudes that are so deep
seeded. Where I live right now, we have only one african american in our
town. He is married to a white woman and they have two children.
Basically, the whole family is whispered about. And even if you say, "You
don't know them," "Who cares if he is black" "You are being racist" etc.
the people really don't care.
As for the other scenerios, what about educating the public? I don't
think you can force people to give up their yards -- people rebel against
that sort of heavy-handedness. But to teach people about what they are
doing, why things are the way they are, encouraging them to be
individuals, etc. might play a very important role.
I would like to talk about some of the practical aspects of
bioregionalism, such as how exactly does permaculture work and what does
it entail? Can it be used anywhere, even in farming areas? Things like
that.
Sincerely,
Mary
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Name: mary hallock morris
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mary hallock morris)
Date: 07/08/95
Time: 12:20:33
Grad student: The McGregor School of Antioch U.
Yellow Springs, Ohio
majoring in Community and Environmental Ed.
"In Nature, Nothing Exists Alone." -- Rachel Carson
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