Spreading the word through Craig’s List

Once a week for the past two weeks SEV posted ads on Seattle Craig List to let people know about the project, and to either find likeminded people to get involved or to find an emerging community that SEV can merge with. Both weeks we got positive responses from people but on the first week the feedback seemed to indicate that people thought this project was already completed and all they need to do was move in.

The second week SEV clarified the ad to emphasize that SEV is a grassroots, emerging ecovillage. We got a promising result from another grassroots co-housing project, and SEV is in the process of communicating with them.

Permaculture 101

Permaculture is a word coined by Dr. Bill Mollison (an Australian scientist) and David Holmgren (an Australian ecologist) in 1974; it’s a portmanteau word formed from the words PERMAnent agriCULTURE. Permaculture uses nature’s patterns to intentionally design sustainable human habitats where community development, housing, technology, energy, and food production are logically integrated in a way that is mutually beneficial for the earth and its inhabitants.

The permaculture movement is a lifestyle ethic utilized by people all around the world and it is most active in Australia, the United Kingdom, and in the United States.

For more information about permaculture, visit Seattle Permaculture Guild

References

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permaculture
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