Good Morning SuperForest!
I just got back from a five day permaculture workshop at Esalen in Big Sur, California. During the five days workshop, me and five other attendees got schooled in the fine art of permaculture from Esalen’s head permaculturist, Mr. Benjamin Fahrer.
Here’s my squad of lovelies:
If you’ve never before heard of permaculture before, it is a system of abundance by design, where humans work with nature to create healthy communities of plants, animals, and people, all symbiotically supporting one another. Right now our lives on Earth are in competition with nature, and this competition takes a lot of energy. What if we were able to live happily and healthy, and rebuild the ecosystem as we did it? That’s the question that permaculture answers.
One of the main lessons we learned about permaculture is the importance of moving slowly, sitting and thinking, observing the world around you, focusing on your intention, and finally acting upon it. This “sit and wait” approach is referred to by the acronym PATO (which means duck in Spanish). PATO stands for: Protracted and Thoughtful Observation.
So, post workshop, having just come from a fully functioning permaculture paradise, I can only sit, wait, and observe. It was such a pleasure to be at Esalen and learning about permaculture. To avoid getting stressed out from being back on the outside, I’m going to PATO and see what happens.
Love to all,
Jackson
Very cool, Jackson! It sounds like a magical place!
Such a beautiful place. Thanks you so much for sharing.
Friendship is very good when you have true friends. I always take my friends at my residence and the main hall of my building.