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  Erle Rahaman-Noronha is not a revolutionary, not in any radical sense at least. He is not even that exciting. In truth, Rahaman-Noronha is merely a man with a shovel, a small farm, and a big dream. But that dream is poised to conquer the Caribbean.
  Erle Rahaman-Noronha is not a revolutionary, not in any radical sense at least. He is not even that exciting. In truth, Rahaman-Noronha is merely a man with a shovel, a small farm, and a big dream. But that dream is poised to conquer the Caribbean.
Rahaman-Noronha wants to see ‘permaculture’ - short for permanent agriculture - take root and spreads across the Caribbean, and he is doing his part by teaching anyone who will listen about its benefits.
Rahaman-Noronha wants to see ‘permaculture’ - short for permanent agriculture - take root and spreads across the Caribbean, and he is doing his part by teaching anyone who will listen about its benefits.
=====Young Kenyan Sees Permaculture Seeding Peace=====
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/young-kenyan-sees-permaculture-seeding-peace_b_7968578 by MEL SELLICK 6/12/17 HUFFPOST]
This was one of the first things Yongo Otieno Wycliffe said to me, peering through a smeared video image with bare, yellowed walls towering behind him. I was impressed by how, at only age 23, his wisdom spoke loudest against the stark background.
=====Permaculture Action Course With Lucidity Festival 2015=====
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/permaculture-action-cours_b_7022820 by Morena Duwe 8/4/15 HUFFPOST]
In addition to all that Lucidity has to offer, they are also taking part in the educational program, Permaculture Action Course. The permaculture movement is growing quickly and has a very strong presence in the transformational festival community. Permaculture is a type of environmental design that is modeled by the paradigm of natural ecosystems. It boasts sustainability through architecture, habitat and agriculture by utilizing more waste and wasting less. Inspired by The Polish Ambassador's successful "Pushing Through The Pavement Tour," this education program is revolutionizing the way the world lives.
=====Climate Crisis: Permaculture, a road map to climate resilience=====
[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/7/10/2180339/-Climate-Crisis-Permaculture-A-road-map-to-climate-resilience by Gardening Toad 10/7/23 DAILY KOS]
“Permaculture is the conscious design and maintenance of agriculturally productive ecosystems which have the diversity, stability, and resilience of natural ecosystems. It is the harmonious integration of landscape and people — providing their food, energy, shelter, and other material and non-material needs in a sustainable way.”  Permaculture A Designers Manual by Bill Mollison
=====What the Heck Is Permaculture?=====
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/what-the-heck-is-permacul_b_323106 by Linda Buzzell 25/5/11 HUFFPOST]
Permaculture is an ecological design system based on deep observation of nature, and can be applied to gardens, farms, landscapes, homes and also to "invisible systems" like communities, economies, societies, our psyches and even our spiritual practices. It's a path towards sustainable living that is patterned on the way nature works, and can be applied in rural, suburban and urban areas.
=====Teen Solidarity Against the Merchants of Death=====
[https://www.counterpunch.org/2018/03/05/teen-solidarity-against-the-merchants-of-death/ by Kathy Kelly 5/3/18 COUNTERPUNCH]
Here in Kabul, as the rising sun begins to warm our chilly rooms, I hear excited laughter from downstairs. Rosemary Morrow, a renowned Australian permaculture expert, has begun teaching thirty-five young students in a month-long course on low-resource farming.
=====The Chemical-Free Food Movement Turning Dusty Land Into Fertile Paradise=====
[https://www.huffpost.com/entry/permaculture-food-sustainable-productive_n_5b8e3618e4b0162f47266755 by John Vidal 5/9/18 HUFFPOST]
Kristof and Stacia Nordin’s 3.7-acre garden outside Lilongwe, in Malawi, is a food forest. Mango trees grow beside tall tamarinds, acacia, guavas, passion fruit and coconut palms. Below them are lemon and orange trees, tomatoes, blackjack, maize, and cassava. The ground is thick with pineapples and watermelon, and decomposing leaves and other plants cover a rich soil growing yams and sweet potatoes.