M3.1 SOIL : M3.1 SOIL Geology & Ecology
Agriculture
Biology
History & Culture
Psychology
PermaCulture an integral exploration according to ...
Slide 2 : “the cradle of civilization” The sumerian civilization, that rose in the region approximately in the year 3250 a.C., built a canal system & the first cities in the world The half-moon of fertile soil of Mesopotamia
Slide 3 : "the footprint of civilization
are deserts" "Man .. despite his artistic pretensions & many accomplishments, owes his existence to a thin layer of topsoil ... and the fact that it rains." agriculture, across the ages has
MINED millenial soils created by forests & grasslands (perennial polycultures)
Slide 4 : 2,011 d.c. 3,000,000 a.c. Leavers & Takers (Ismael by Daniel Quinn) See Class M 1.10 Leavers eat directly from the
perennial polycultures of their
region (they adapt to 'what there is') destroy perennial polycultures & replace them by agriculture based in annuals (they eat what 'they like') perennial polycultures > CREATE soils Abel
hunter
gatherer Cain
farmer agriculture > CONSUMES soils
The Tree of Good & Evil : The Tree of Good & Evil "if you eat of this tree you will surely die" Eva
= Life the knowledge of
Slide 6 : only the Gods can eat the fruit of wisdom
... & for it to work for knowing who shall live & who shall die The Tree of Good & Evil
The Tree of Life : The Tree of Life the Law of Life
(that fosters biodiversity)
Slide 8 : a small branch is the Law which permitted us to evolve (as human beings) The Tree of Life
Slide 9 : & it's the Law we are violating with our way of living
(being, thinking..) & this is the essence of our self-destruction, if we don't change direction DRASTICALLY The Tree of Life