If permies.com is the hottest permacuture site on the web....

[Ludi]

Hello!

[eco4560]

Welcome back. Sounds like the universe brought you here for a reason....

[chook-in-eire]

That 'place' and I use that term very loosely, enjoys perverting Permaculture into highly profitable method of farming (surplus ethic goes out the window there) & favors doing things anti-permaculture. As such, many Americans and people from all over the world go there, not here, for advice.

Oh, and forbid you bring up how you shouldn't add chemicals or truck things in. You get shot down and moderated.

So honestly, as I see it, screw that place.

I just got thrown out for criticizing the Austrian guru... First I was censored (and accused of being a nitpicking sockpuppet of the agro-chemical industry - it'd be funny if it wasn't so sad). Then I saw two other folks being censored too and PM'd them to ask what they had written as the posts had vanished within minutes of being put up. This morning I find my account locked. So much for "Private Messages".

Glad to have found this forum recently. And the Worldwide Network.
I'm at http://permacultureglobal.com/users/4635-ute-bohnsack

[pebble]

I'm glad you found us too :-)

I can't see the page you link to because it requires a sign in and I'm not registered there.

[chook-in-eire]

Thanks Pebble
Sorry, forgot about the registration. If you want to know what I'm on about go to http://www.permies.com/forums/search/filters/-1 and under 'search by member name' type Ute in the first field and chook in the second field.

[pebble]

Jeeze, that Holzer thread is interesting. And the Salatin one!

[andrew curr]

yes where are the heroes i luv darren too

Judging by the posts, and some of the people that posted them, the heyday was some years ago. Perhaps when the Internet, permaculture and the social web met.

Perhaps everything that could be said has been said and repeated verbatim across blog posts worldwide.

Perhaps the message has been fragmented across personal websites, youtube and aforementioned blogs.

Perhaps it has become a money thing. The last post I saw from one of my personal heroes was a For Sale thread on electric fences.

And perhaps, it's so mainstream that everyone is out there doing it.

[Unmutual]

I play around on the Square Foot Gardening website, and their posters write up articles, the most notable being the friday rookie topics. We also started a series on plant propagation/seed saving(though I have no idea where those went). I'm sure there are many subjects that we can come up with for permaculture topics, even if it is just on a weekly basis. And since permaculture can be done on any scale, each topic can be broken down by venue. Have our gracious admins pick a topic, then people pick their region if they choose to type something up. A month in advance might be a good idea, but I don't really know how detailed these articles should be.

For example:

Water harvesting

Dams and Swales on Broadacre
Swales and Catchments in an urban setting
Keyline ploughing
What is a Keyline anyway?

or

Surveying the Property

Broadacre surveying
Why it's important to survey your land even if it's only 20' x 20' and how to do it.

or

How to Get Started

The Logical Process of Permaculturing Your Property
The Logical Process of Permaculturing Your Life

or

How to Propagate <Insert Plant Name Here>

or

Species Lists (include common and scientific name, what and how to use each species, preferred environment etc.)

Nitrogen Fixing Annuals/Perennials by Region
Nurse Annuals/Perennials by Region
Perennial Food by Region
Chicken Breeds by Region
Easily Coppiced Trees by Region
Fast Growing(ie: mulch) Trees by Region
Useful Plants by Region(yarrow, comfrey and the like)

That's about all that my morning brain can come up with at the moment(first cup of coffee just finished).

[Pakanohida]

Welcome Ute & Unmutual.

[eco4560]

That's about all that my morning brain can come up with at the moment(first cup of coffee just finished).

How about how to grow and prepare your own coffee?!