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ABC Talks to Geoff Lawton About Haiti
In the following short podcast, PRI Managing Director Geoff Lawton talks to ABC radio about the challenges of Haiti and the opportunity to heal both the people and the landscape by giving local people meaningful work in implementing intelligent permaculture designs to rebuild on a sustainable basis.
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ABC Talks to Geoff About Haiti
Further Reading:
I am a little bummed he didn’t ask for donations for PRI, or mention donations for ourSOIL, the small organization on the ground in Haiti that was constructing composting toilets and teaching the locals
see
https://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/03/28/opinion/1194838983811/american-ingenuity-in-haiti.html
Also, here is her riveting blog update about what is going on there
https://www.oursoil.org/content/kouraj-cherie-update-pap
and Cat Laine is with her, you must be familiar with her work if not here is video
https://www.businessinnovationfactory.com/iss/video/bif4-cat-laine
I am not as supportive of either the red cross or Hillary after watching the proceedings.
I had sent the red cross money, and now regret that. Since there are permaculturists on the ground that seem to stretch aid further than these coporatized charities, I think the money would go further and be better appreciated with ourSOIL or with a donation to your project Racine
I find it a bit odd that he didn’t mention that, or that he didn’t mention the Permaculture disaster relief forming. I took a look at that and they were using sprouts! How ingenious, quick food!
and I saw something about pumps to get the water out at this spot
the permaculture guild
https://www.permacultureguild.us/a-solution-for-haiti/
so I guess I am wishing he used the attention a little bit better.
Looking forward to seeing some videos about this work on youtube.
Good job Geoff. Well covered.
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The first thing you learn about Haiti is that it is something of a failed economy, and totally denuded of trees. If there is ever a laboratory or perfect test case for mobilizing an entire nation to permaculture, this is it.