So, yesterday was the official kick-off of the Keep Portland Weird festival here in Paris, which meant that I had a reading/screening in the...
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While this book has several good ideas, much of the "science" involved is junk science and not supported by actual facts or proven techniques. Major disappointment for a person looking for a truly workable solution to some of the problems facing the world.
I think there are better ideas and more modern, more workable approaches to several of the worlds problems out there in print. The writing comes across as disjointed and often repeats itself for no apparent reason making several of the ideas hard to follow and I question how much understanding is really there. Often taking one away from the fact several ideas are not factually correct, especially when referencing livestock of any kind. Some of these methods will cause a great deal of illness in livestock over the long run.
I also find the desire to comsume large amounts of real estate to implement most of the plan he suggests as counter to what is available for most of the world's population. Invest somewhere else, not in this book.
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Permaculture: A Designers' Manual by Bill Mollison
OrganicStudent, September 10, 2010
While this book has several good ideas, much of the "science" involved is junk science and not supported by actual facts or proven techniques. Major disappointment for a person looking for a truly workable solution to some of the problems facing the world.I think there are better ideas and more modern, more workable approaches to several of the worlds problems out there in print. The writing comes across as disjointed and often repeats itself for no apparent reason making several of the ideas hard to follow and I question how much understanding is really there. Often taking one away from the fact several ideas are not factually correct, especially when referencing livestock of any kind. Some of these methods will cause a great deal of illness in livestock over the long run.
I also find the desire to comsume large amounts of real estate to implement most of the plan he suggests as counter to what is available for most of the world's population. Invest somewhere else, not in this book.
(10 of 49 readers found this comment helpful)