Is the rise of permaculture a reaction to the current reality?

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Tired of reading about disfunctionality? As in debt crises in Greece, Washington, 9.2 percent unemployment, library closings, post office closings. record drought in the southern US, mile wide tornadoes, etc. etc.

Try reading about permaculture, in the New York Times no less!

To quote the aritcle (Bill Mollison is a founder of the permaculture movement):

Beginning with Mr. Mollison, permaculturists have forecast a near future of resource scarcity. “Not just peak oil,” Mr. Weiseman said, “but peak water, peak soil.”

And the news, with its drumbeat of economic decline and ecological catastrophe, feeds the prophecies. In this dystopia to come, permaculture won’t be a lifestyle choice, but a necessity.

“We know what’s right,” Mr. Weiseman said. “We know what’s best. We feel this thing in our bones and in our heart. And then we don’t do anything about it. Or we do. And I did. And it’s bearing fruit.”

Read the entire article at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/28/garden/permaculture-emerges-from-the-underground.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=tortorello&st=cse