tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post209433037862846891..comments2023-09-24T05:19:13.830-04:00Comments on Roberts Roost: Learning To FlyAlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08442419546836689939noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-24609059525936231972011-02-17T12:22:31.940-05:002011-02-17T12:22:31.940-05:00Alan,
A very well-crafted piece, with interesting...Alan,<br /><br />A very well-crafted piece, with interesting comments. Thanks for being the focus. Can't believe that I hadn't read (or couldn't remember) the Abbey quote.jack-of-all-thumbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02890408896745938386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-29757039552583775562010-10-20T08:52:04.302-04:002010-10-20T08:52:04.302-04:00Really enjoyed this post. That macro perspective i...Really enjoyed this post. That macro perspective isn't discussed enough. Ever.Kevin Kossowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00162563717624538222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-68071623474471206322010-10-20T05:10:02.714-04:002010-10-20T05:10:02.714-04:00have you read ishmael / daniel quinn books? just w...have you read ishmael / daniel quinn books? just wondering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-62145916735942635512010-10-18T00:02:28.343-04:002010-10-18T00:02:28.343-04:00You're welcome, Leon. Always happy to talk abo...You're welcome, Leon. Always happy to talk about this stuff.<br /><br />I should add that I think permaculture and similar approaches to food production will certainly play a major role in any transition away from today's civilization.John F.http://www.johnfeeney.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-80015898691796281482010-10-17T12:52:55.403-04:002010-10-17T12:52:55.403-04:00John, thanks much for the link - I did enjoy the t...John, thanks much for the link - I did enjoy the thoughtful analyses in the article as well as very useful info on your site and resources linked from it (actually, still reading - probably, will be back with questions later :) Thanks again,Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551470688481404465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-89285230575767556752010-10-14T21:27:49.918-04:002010-10-14T21:27:49.918-04:00Nice post with some key points.
As for permacultu...Nice post with some key points.<br /><br />As for permaculture, I support it, but not as a simple replacement for today's agriculture. Food growing approaches akin to permaculture worked for hunter-gatherers (who were usually also gardeners) for thousands of millennia.<br /><br />Once a people start depending primarily on food growing for their sustenance, though, upping the scale, creating and storing unnecessary food surpluses, the problems start. And the most fundamental one is that, as a result, human numbers grow, leading to that unending growth cycle described in the post.<br /><br />Permacuture and similar approaches to food production make good sense as supplementary tools in a hunting-gathering context. I think that is where we will arrive once again.<br /><br />This article elaborates:<br /><br />Agriculture: Ending the world as we know it<br /><br />http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/newzephyr/august-september2010/html/aug10-20.htmJohn F.http://www.johnfeeney.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-69564599103323259812010-10-13T12:28:59.853-04:002010-10-13T12:28:59.853-04:00Hehe, thanks for promotion :)
Interesting post. ...Hehe, thanks for promotion :) <br /><br />Interesting post. I kept expecting to see you listing permaculture as the answer but you didn't. You don't think it works?<br /><br />Also, reminded me of one of my favorite quotes: "Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell."<br />Edward AbbeyLeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12551470688481404465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8842852562944962435.post-78647843733853448282010-10-12T21:18:02.847-04:002010-10-12T21:18:02.847-04:00Good post. I would ask however aren't we past ...Good post. I would ask however aren't we past the point of being able to change? At this time, with the population we have any change will almost certainly cause us to drive off the cliff. Assuming of course something else doesn't beat it to the cliff dive.<br /><br />I guess the cliff must be jumped before change can even begin as well.PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.com