Re: Permaculture teacher ettiquite

To: permaculture@gn.apc.org, askpv@ozemail.com.au, loren@wombat.net, permaculture-mg@amani.ces.ncsu.edu, permanet@sunsite.unc.edu
Subject: Re: Permaculture teacher ettiquite
From: YankeePerm@aol.com
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:01:26 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 1/30/97 7:33:43 AM, permaculture@gn.apc.org (Maddy
Harland) wrote:

>I think diversity in sustainable systems applies to people as well as
plants. DHolmgren
>indicated that pc teachers should be true to ig material consumers
(Interview PCMag8)
>but no rules on personality/fame/networks!Maddy

Once again, well put, Maddy.  

There seems to be a variety of teaching needs.  And at least in the US (I
don't know about other parts of the world) we have blown the opportunity to
assure proficiency standards in teachers.  While I lamented this for some
years, I now realize that this is the same if you hire a bricklayer, or a
carpenter or auto mechanics (though some of them are licensed in some states
here.)  If I hire roofer, as I may do soon, I'll ask around, particularly to
people I know and trust in the construction business.   That's the way to get
a permaculture teacher, too.

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