"0tterbot" wrote in message
"Chookie" wrote in message

Lol, children. Permaculture was a product of the work of david
Holmgren
in the 70s and includes the work of Yeomans, including one book
from
1958.

And Bill Mollison, but he and Holmgren don't seem to be seen
together any
more. Anyone know the goss?

never mind the goss - i've read 3 permaculture books so far & i'm
just not
GETTING IT. what's the goss on that? :-)

Which books have you read and what is it about them that you aren't
getting?

afaict, it's all about slopes and windbreaks & planting stuff
irrelevent to
soil type etc, & the remainder is what i'd call "the bleeding
obvious". who
the hell needs a fire mandala? what am i missing??

What don't you understand about slopes and windbreaks? Which book
mentions a fire mandala? Most of the physical Permaculature
principles ARE bleeding obvious (or it is to most country people who
have some experience of the land [sorry, but I couldn't resist that
dig given your previous comments about the better education and bigger
world of city people]}