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["Neil Barraclough" <neilb@vic.australis.com.au>]

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> Date: Tuesday, 30 July 1991 00:05:27 
> From: cn7303
> To: Permaculture-w
> 
> Hello All,
> I guess I will take Ians advice
> > I understand how you feel, but just ignore all the things that scare
you!
> 
> Fear is a strong and negative emotion, I prefer the term concern because
> it infers an intention to address the problem (find a solution) rather
> than avoid it.  I have been concerned because I felt permaculture
> teachings didn't relate to the students needs as well as they could.
> 
> I hadn't seen the benifits of the teachings of mandala's, herb spirals
> and keyhole gardens being maintained by people who were doing it for
> food and not to promote PC.  I asked because if sustainable ones weren't
> around in reasonable numbers I felt it may indicate that students
> weren't getting adequate info on producing and maintaining them.  I
> asked and I was told.
> 
> > Any bodies guess - but I do know there are an awful lot of mandala 
> > gardens in the suburbs of Australia and many other countries.
> 
> I agree the number is a measure of the success of Permaculture and surely
> asking is the easiest way people can get the info to have their
> concerns/fears aleviated.
> 
> He who is afraid to ask is ashamed of learning-  Danish proverb
> 
> 
> ***********************
> While accepting I may not have handled it well (particularly what I said
> about 
> the certificate, what is of concern to me is that someones (my) inability
> to have 
> seen the success and extent of mandalas, herb spirals, keyholes and
> permaculture 
> generally seemed to cause more fear than an intention to control their
> promotion.
> *************************
> 
> Another answer to my question-
> 
> > Mandala gardens could make it easier to create and maintain mini edge
> > zones that border crop areas which could greatly enhance their
> > vitality. Those zones could be left for plants and other lifeforms or
> > mulched but in any event would likely contribute greatly to soil life
> > in the cropping areas. It seems that with rectangular, round or square
> > raised beds or row cropping this would be more difficult to
> > accomplish, might take up more room and would decrease the amount of
> > edge zone that directly borders crop beds.
> 
> I've never been able to actually see the benifits of the edge effect.
> 
> 
> Simply put, I can't always see a lot of what I have heard from
> Permaculture.  I have tried to compile information and make it available
> if I see a hole and believe the first positive step of anyone seeking to
> add is identifying a need.
> 
> I am sorry if what I say scares people (and what I said about the
certificate 
>was unacceptable), however it concerns me when
> anybody who makes themselves subject to the accountability of question
> can't say what they think.
> 
> 
> Neil Barraclough
> 
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