Overpopulation or Mis-spacialization?

Over-population OR Mis-spacialization?

It seems as though the THEORY of overpopulation continues to make its way through many media outlets...textbooks, the Internet, cable news, etc.  As I ride by the structures in my hometown I see the effects of urban sprawl continually rising...more traffic, more empty commercial buildings, more widespread and isolated businesses and residential units.  Jim Kuntsler refers to this period as the "greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the planet," and I can't really disagree with him on that.  To me, it appears as though we have more than enough space to fit the billions and counting people on this planet as well as feed us at the same time.  Monstrous parking lots, empty crossroads, and one story suburbia has failed in its design.

If there is to be a true economic recovery the people who are so-called in charge of everything will lose the return on their investment.  The debt ridden Ponzi-scheme must continue for big corporate businesses, federal agencies, and non-elected global bureaucracies or else the game is over and the curtains shall be pulled.  As we transfer into the new paradigm of truly living, we must realize that we are suffering from a systemic design problem.  One that starts with our monetary system.  As permaculturists we save energy by tackling the largest problems that we can foresee and heading downstream from there.

The "too big to fail" idiom should be seen as the most violent act ever perpetrated on the human population.  Overpopulation and "too big to fail"-ists go hand in hand.  The solution to overpopulation (misuse of space and time) and "too big to fail" (violent military expansion) remains an issue of design.  The attempts to eradicate the seed of reality will continue, but the energy and resources that it takes to do so is not only failing, but has almost failed to the point where even the largest claims of ignorance shall be futile.  As we end this war story, we transfer into a narrative of peace, understanding, and acceptance.

Man in Overalls

Nathan Ballentine of Tallahassee, FL doing an awesome job in the capitol. (www.maninoveralls.blogspot.com)

The first time I saw this guy on the side of the road I honked and yelled and gave a big thumbs up... ran into him at an organic soil building workshop years later.  His blog is awesome!

Medicine For the Peeps

Ben jammin' on this for a couple of weeks, thanks Phil Osophical

Permaculture in Action

Permaculture at work!

Summer Fun

Here are some pictures of Leta and I this summer... (Above) 4th of July we went to Grayton Beach to watch the fireworks and show off her watermelon belly, (Below) summer wind swell... small waves means small surfer, (Bottom) Super preggers Leta

Wildcat Creek

   

Above is a picture from the wild, edible mushroom and identification workshop.

Above shows the restroom.

Here, Leta and I are attending an edible mushroom workshop where we are learning to prepare and innoculate shitake logs.  This picture was taken a while ago, but I do remember we went for a nice swim in the crick before we left.

St. Andrews

Local dining in Northwest Florida constantly shifts among entrepreneurs in the area.  Old places get remodeled, some shops go out of business, and new joints pop up.  Up-scale dining combined with local production sets the scene for new economy.  Currently serving at the Shrimp Boat restaurant in historic St. Andrews helps with the other side of the food industry, service.  Many tables order fresh Apalachicola oysters while others eat seafood right out the gulf.  In the morning I work in the gardens, in the evening I wait.  It's a form of farm-to-table, however disconnected as it still may be.