Today we spent the morning researching and preparing in pairs for presentations that will run daily for the rest of the course. Our inspiration came from Nici Richter, a story she wrote herself, inspired by Sun Tzu.
Before lunch we covered the concept of sector analysis followed up by observations of sector considerations at the Rockland site. Over lunch we watched, "The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil" to much fanfare.
In the afternoon we looked at element selection in our permaculture systems. We used the bee as an example, what are it's inputs or needs and what are its outputs. By understanding that element's interactions it helps us understand where to place the element in the system for greatest efficiency and effectiveness.
Blog author Sean Spender is a sustainability consultant and permaculture enthusiast from Canada.