We are joined by Robyn Francis of the Permaculture College of Australia. The conversation begins with a breakdown of how permaculture has become a certified vocation in Australia. We then discuss the curriculum at the Permaculture College, the process of certification, the job market for graduates, local government in Australia embracing permaculture, obstacles to adoption in the United States, and strategies for accelerating the process in local communities.
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4 responses to “Episode #123: Vocational Permaculture”
another great podcast, but i got a problem, I cant hear it. Probably if I had an Ipod it would be OK (they have very loud amps) but my tiny thumbdrive player does not, with the volume cranked all the way i could barely hear this podcast. In general most of your episodes are too quiet. You need to normalize them and if you are already doing that than you need to use a Limiter. Squash it 6 – 9 DBs’s then Normalize, this will boost the whole wave form and won’t affect signal quality.
keep up the good work,
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Thanks for another great podcast. I am sure that doing telepone interviews has it’s challenges. I usually wear headset speakers when listening to The Agroinnovations Podcast.
I really liked the comment about how permaculture is not going mainstream, but the mainstream is coming to accept permaculture as a design system and a way to build sustainable human habitats. This includes a holistic approach of integrating the food systems, housing, and the social-political into one synergistic and sustainable system.
Great podcast, though the volume is unusually low.
I was lucky to be able to take a vocational Permaculture course with Robyn two (three?) years ago when she was in Bolinas at RDI. She and Penny are two amazing women. I loved the course, and loved Robyn’s spirit. Due to the hard work of Robyn and many others in Australia, they are in the enviable spot of actually being able to “bite the bullet” of organization. It is tough work, but at least they are building off a firm foundation!!
Here in the US our deadlocked political system, and fragmented human networks make change hard, but the more that we circumvent and redefine the “invisible structures” at the local level, it will start the shift in a new direction. Transition Towns and other ideas are starting to get the momentum going. Very exciting and very frustrating both at the same time 🙂