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agroecology and the struggle for food sovereignty
permaculture integrates new knowledge. And third, in permaculture all the designs
for implementing systems are based on natural systems. It’s how you imitate nature.
So permaculture in general is not only about techniques....It’s about a way ofseeing
life.
Q: What are your goals for the future? If there was no limit to the work you could
do, what’s the vision you would have?
A: Well, my vision is that we can again build a society that is land-based. I think if we
can create a land-based society, then we can create culture, then we can create all
other things. ...Ifwe have self-sustainability, that will change any other situation,
because we will be independent. We will be powerful individuals or communities that
can then make decisions because . . . we would not rely on any politicians or any
funders from outside. That’s my idea: to work on examples that can inspire other
people, that other communities can see and can relate to and take the same path.
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