And, yes, I DO take it personally: Starting the new year on an optimistic note - a brief peek at two sustainable food cultures

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And, yes, I DO take it personally

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Starting the new year on an optimistic note - a brief peek at two sustainable food cultures

australian geoff lawton researches permaculture, specifically around a concept new to me called "food forests"... here's two video clips, one from morocco and one from vietnam, two dramatically different climates, featuring food forests... the one in morocco is 2000 years old and the one in vietnam is over 300...