http://www.agroblogger.com/2009/11/23/permaculture-the-schools/ Agroecology...agroforestry...agrorevolution Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:05:36 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.agroblogger.com/2009/11/23/permaculture-the-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-22706 J Sanchez Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:20:00 +0000 http://www.agroblogger.com/?p=335#comment-22706 Yeah man, let me resonate with this to the fullest! I like the terms you used, apolitical and post-ideological. What I got from that is something that goes beyond all boundaries of systems we have and systems we want to have. It cuts right to the root of the struggle. We don't need political parties or deep philosophy to grow food together in a way that is Gaia-Friendly(fucks sake, do we really need to make that a label!?!?), this can be picked up by anyone who eats food and wants to continue that habit. I think this will require also the involvement of those without children. As a parent I know that it's not always the most feasible endeavor to begin social activism while still raising a brood. I see a sense of partnership coming from the non-parents who are into this movement to help the parents get this stuff involved on the community level. We need single people to help us parents do the things needing to get done after diapers are changed, kids are watched after, and all of that other parent stuff that takes up soooo much of our time. Most importantly though are the kids themselves. This is, in my perspective, one of the BEST things we could do for our children(aside from helping them to develop critical thinking. . .). The children, man they can see the value in Nature with very little coaxing. My son and I have listened at night for the hooting owl, have watching as mushrooms have sprung up over night in the yard, we've noticed how the might Oak is a formidable presence and that we can give them our good emotions, we've got down and watched the ants do what they enjoy doing. Kids GET IT. With sober eyes and pure hearts, they don't have the bullshit filters that us adults have accepted as part of society. Children still hear the voices of Nature calling.