On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 03:26:16PM +0100, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > > Limited to particular climatic zones, or in general? > > > > In general would be nice - rather than a how to for a specific case, I am > interested in the thinking that led to a permaculture lifestyle, and how > manageable it's been and so on.
Permaculture largely seems to be a newer term for organic or biodynamic agriculture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture This goes back to Rudolf Steiner and 1924 at least, with lots of earlier influences. It's scientifically validated http://www.sciencemag.org/content/296/5573/1694.short and works rather well in practice -- it is rather popular in Germany, e.g. For some reasons the anglosphere (UK, US, Oz) is pretty hostile towards environmentalism of any kind. It's a rather peculiar cultural trait. I'm rather interested in retooling to sustainability, including both energy base but also closing the material flow loops. Both because it's of immense practical value (peak everything), and also for space life support reasons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controlled_Ecological_Life_Support_System
