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my next question is from Andres what is
your recommendation for someone who
wants to know all there is to know about
permaculture I would like to travel
directly to Australia and learn from you
someday but the reality is I'm unable to
do so at present this PDC is clearly an
option to help with that but what else
can I do
how would you pursue the goal of
learning permaculture in such depth well
to quote Bill Mollison the moor bill
said the more he learned about
permaculture the more he realized he
didn't know about permaculture so it's
just impossible to learn you know you
know all there is to know about
permaculture that's just too big a
statement you're gonna have to live a
few thousand lives to get that one and
even then you're gonna be missing out
it's impossible you can't know
everything it's it's an infinite amount
of information and it keeps infinitely
evolving so I don't think that's what
you mean
and I'm probably disappointed you if
that is what you mean the best thing to
realize is what you don't know now which
bits don't you know about permaculture
which bits are you least confident about
which part of the course do you feel
most deficient in and go and study that
find people that you admire for what
they've achieved what they've done what
they're doing don't worry if you don't
always like everything they say because
we all say things we regret and and go
and study from them coming to study from
me isn't necessarily something that
might satisfy what you need I've always
been a bit of a rough maverick and gone
out there and done whatever I can as
quickly and rapidly as I possible and
I've put in this crazy demonstration
site that's extended out in all
directions and it's sort of over
developed it's not a sensible bit of
development here it's a Turner farm that
you would copy unless you want to show
demonstration of all many different many
many different things in one site
my advice to you is to relax enjoy the
journey don't be in too much of a rush
and allow it to evolve sit in the forest
like this and and then and allow the
lessons to begin in front of you start
small learn from small systems realize
that you know you're always willing you
know you're always willing to help other
people you should always be willing to
help by the people if you think that you
have something to offer if you think you
you can help and you're you know you're
asked to help then make an affirmation
that you always say yes mate make an
affirmation that you know if you're if
you're asked to help and you think you
really care that you always will and
then we'll start you know one incredible
journey for you and and enjoy the
journey it's an amazing journey and you
will never ever get to the end of it I
mean there is a point when you start to
feel comfortable with infinity because
you realize you're always going to be
learning and you'll never know
everything there is to know and if you
did you'd probably be insane she
wouldn't be able to cope with it and
it's just not needed
here it's a tuna farm I've recently
pulled back on the demonstration site to
extend out in a people system an eco
hamlet development which there's a
question coming up about so yeah relax
enjoy seek out people that you would
really admire I've often said to people
why don't you buy around the world
ticket with a mole with as many multiple
stops as possible use permaculture
global as the networking system and
travel the world to different
demonstration sites where people want
help from volunteers
stay as long as you can as long as you
can afford to stay look after yourself
pay for yourself pay for your food and
accommodation if you are really useful
to those people they will offer you free
a common
they will offer you free food and if
you're really useful they'll beg you to
stay as long as possible that's a
compliment and then travel on from site
to site to site and by the time you get
right the way around the planet and back
to where you started your lab of
permaculture you know resumes and you'll
already be a an experienced global
permaculture practitioner or designer or
teacher because that'll be an experience
that'll be one hell of an experience and
I know many people have done that
they've travelled the world some have
flown some have done land trips without
flying from permaculture site to
permaculture site and they've just used
permaculture global that's our one of
our web sites permaculture global we
offer this global networking website for
people and projects worldwide email
those people get in touch ask them if
they want volunteers line yourself up
with a trip and there are people near
you where you are there are people near
you on that permaculture global that
could do with some help and you'll get
you'll get help from that experience and
that's my advice
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