Broken Ground resumes its workshop season!
Spring has arrived in Bozeman, Montana! Check out our upcoming workshops and events:
Building a Keyhole Garden Bed and Herb Spiral - May 30, 6-8pm Permaculture Film Night - June 6, 7 - 8:30pm Permaculture Design Fundamentals - June 16, 9am - 12pm Composting 101 - June 20, 6 - 8pm Stay tuned for more workshops! Join our e-news update list to receive regular notices about workshops, events and resources in the Gallatin Valley related to permaculture, growing, and sustainability. Why Permaculture?
A personal perspective from Broken Ground founder Kareen Erbe
Climate change, natural disasters, oil spills, food shortages – every day in the news some other crisis seems to stare us in the face. In my idealistic twenties, I would have been overwhelmed by the scale of the problem and bewildered by my inability to change any of it. As I've gotten older, I've realized that rather than focusing on what is wrong in the world, my energy is better spent finding solutions and taking small steps in my community to live a less wasteful lifestyle. When I ran across permaculture in 2003, it seemed like such a straightforward answer to so many of the world's problems, it was a positive solution, a lifestyle and philosophy that was saying 'yes' to life rather than finding ways to beat the life out of you. Permaculture taught me to value land and a sense of place; it made me grateful for my mother's garden and the beauty of eating options right outside your backdoor. When I asked my mom a couple years ago why she had a garden when we were growing up, she simply said that it was because the vegetables tasted better and it was cheaper. Although one never wants to admit that their mother is right, those reasons still ring true today, perhaps even more so. They may be couched in more |
trendy terms like 'local food' or
'reducing our carbon footprint' but fundamentally, it's about growing
good healthy food and saving money in the process. Permaculture can
be as basic as that.
But if you want to get more complicated, you could say that permaculture is a way to live without compromising future generations, it is remembering that our hands aren't only meant to type on a keyboard or touch a screen; they can create, grow and make delicious meals or build beautiful homes. Why should you learn more about permaculture? Because...
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