Permaculture+First+Responders

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//Response Ability// With hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, bioremediation etc. is occupying a place in the public consciousness (and is not just confined to fringe thinkers). More and more disasters are going to happen, and there is an opportunity for Pc to take a leading role. Geoff Johnson: Pc creates fertile ground for paradigm shifts. this approach cements holistic healing into Pc. Oliver Brandes: We need to make sure that everyone has access to Pc ideas (disasters affect different social groups differently). Intensive short term annual food production is what is going to get people through the season. Georgina’s web resources: For Discussion: = =
 * __Permaculture First Resonders__: Georgina**
 * we need seeds in our First Aid kits***
 * Do we want to set up an emergency scenario tomorrow (if we have time)?
 * Environmental refugees?
 * need networks to deal with the inevitability of disaster

What is permaculturist's response/ability to "natural disasters"? Tales and lessons from organizing in California, and lessons learned from the response to Katerina.

//Emerge and See// //Response and Ability//

[| Permaculture First Responder] [this will take you to results of a google search. If there is a better starting link, please add it in.) [| Starhawk’s articles on the permaculture response to Hurricane Katerina in New Orleans] [| Common Ground Collective] [| Bay Area Urban PC Guild] [| Rhizome Collective,][|Austin, Tx] Solidarity not Charity [| City Repair- Portland, Or] [| Elaine Ingham- soil food web] [| Paul Stamet’s- mycorestoration] also check out his book [|Mycelium Running: How Mushrooms Can Help Save The World]