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Re: The Permaculture Institute



>Dan,
>
>It's interesting to hear some feedback about the Permaculture Institute set
>up by Scott and Bill.  My hunch is that they felt there was a need for a
>national permaculture group, not to call the shots but rather to provide
>information and help coordinate projects.
>
>My wife, Inger, is the one they hired to incorporate the institute and
>obtain non-profit status so we can tell you something about the way it's
>set up.  BTW, the Permaculture Institute just received 501(c)3 status a
>couple of weeks ago.
>
>The following information is public.  The board is made up of Scott Pittman
>- President, Bill Mollison - Vice President, Francis Huxley - Secretary /
>Treasurer.
>
>Its mission is:  to create, coordinate, further and fund endeavors that
>will directly or indirectly aid in the establishment of ecologically and
>economically sustainable agricultural and social systems, including but not
>limited to the implementation of educational programs.
>
>Do you think there should be a national permaculture organization?  There
>could even be several of them.  Just because someone makes an organization
>national in scope doesn't mean that it's the only one that can exist.
>
>        KIRBY [@ Cross Timbers Permaculture Inst. on Lake Buchanan, TX;
>512-756-7878; web address csf.colorado.edu/perma/]

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Kirby, Dan, et. al:

Bill Mollison as vice president of anything sounds idealistic to me.  The
guy's going "mythical"...or haven't you heard?

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