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♪ music playing ♪ ♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ THANK YOU DIRT, THANKS A BUNCH, ♪
♪ FOR MY SALAD, MY SANDWICH, ♪
♪ MY MILK AND MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT IS A WORD WE OFTEN USE, ♪
♪ WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE EARTH, ♪
♪ BENEATH OUR SHOES. ♪
♪ IT'S A PLACE WHERE PLANTS, CAN SINK THEIR TOES, ♪
♪ AND IN A LITTLE WHILE, ♪
EVERYBODY SING IT.
♪ GARDEN GROWS,
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ THANK YOU DIRT, THANKS A BUNCH, ♪
♪ FOR MY SALAD, MY SANDWICH, ♪
♪ MY MILK AND MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ DIRT MADE MY LUNCH. ♪
♪ THANK YOU DIRT, THANKS A BUNCH, ♪
WELL FOR ME, IT STARTED BEFORE WE INTRODUCED IT TO THE CONGREGATION.
WE STARTED IT IN OUR COVENANT,
IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL COVENANT GROUP,
AND THEN WITH THE LARGER ENVIRONMENTAL COMMUNITY.
IN THE GREEN SANCTUARY.
IN THE GREEN SANCTUARY MOVEMENT,
YEAH.
WELL WE SLOWLY STARTED THAT WAY. WE VISITED SOME OTHER GARDEN AREAS,
AND THEN SHE REALLY GOT IT GOING WITH HER HOUSE,
AND THIS SORT OF MOTIVATED US.
WE THOUGHT ABOUT IT HERE, BUT WEREN'T SURE
IF AND WHEN IT WOULD HAPPEN.
SO CAROLYN'S EXAMPLE SORT OF AWAKENED THE INTEREST,
AND THE ENERGY, AND HERE WE ARE.
WE JUST KEEP BUILDING IT UP,
AND THEN WE POUR INOCULANTS ON IT,
MICROBES TO REALLY GET IT GOING;
AND THEN YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REACH IN HERE,
AND IT'S HOT.
IN FACT SOMETIMES YOU'LL SEE SOME STEAM COME OUT.
YEAH, IT'S HOT.
IT'S BREAKING DOWN.
>> IN FACT LOOKING AT IT THIS WAY'S BETTER.
>> YEAH.
>> THIS IS THE SLOPE COMING CURVE.
YOU WANT IT TO CURVE AROUND.
>> THIS IS THE PATH.
>> THIS IS THE PATH AND THE STEPS DOWN THE SLOPE.
>> WISHES FOR THE GARDEN,
THE WISHES FOR THE GARDEN NEXT YEAR.
THE DIDGERIDOO IS SUCH AN ANCIENT WIND INSTRUMENT,
WIND BEING BREATH, BREATH BEING LIFE,
BREATH BEING THE ORIGIN OF LIFE.
THE ANCIENT ABORIGINES BELIEVE THAT THIS WAS
THE ORIGIN OF LIFE ON EARTH, AND PARTICULAR HUMAN LIFE,
BUT APPARENTLY ALL ANIMAL LIFE,
ALL THINGS THAT BREATHE.
AND IN A SENSE YOU KNOW BREATHING THESE VIBRATIONS,
THIS BREATH BACK INTO THE SOIL WILL HELP
TO REGENERATE, OR HELP TO GENERATE ENERGY,
AND GIVE IMPETUS TO THE LIFE IN THE SOIL,
THAT COMES FROM THE SOIL.
>> THERE'S SO MUCH.
>> LET'S PICK.
>> LET'S PICK.
>> YEAH THESE YELLOW ONES ARE REALLY GOOD.
>> I GOT THIS ONE.
>> THAT'S READY.
>> YEAH.
>> YES MA'AM.
>> DO YOU HAVE A SCALE YOU USE FOR THESE?
>> CAN WE TOSS THE MOLDY ONES RIGHT INTO THE COMPOST?
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PERMACULTURE IS A PROCESS WHERE WE'RE ABLE TO CREATE
REALLY HEALTHY FOOD THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISTRIBUTE
TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NEEDY,
AND WHO DO NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
TO HAVE A PERMACULTURE GARDEN THEMSELVES.
EVENTUALLY IT WILL BE VERY GOOD STUFF.
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PERMACULTURE MEANS UM CREATING SETTLEMENTS,
HUMAN SETTLEMENTS THAT WORK DIRECTLY WITH NATURE,
AND ARE BASED ON NATURAL PATTERNS.
AND SO THEY'RE RESOURCEFUL AS FAR AS CREATING
ABUNDANCE OF RESOURCES, AND NOT OVER USING,
AND JUST LIKE USING WHAT RESOURCES THAT YOU HAVE,
AND NOT CREATING A LOT OF INPUT.
SO BEING RESOURCEFUL AND CREATING A ZERO WASTE SYSTEM.
THE PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE CAN BE APPLIED
TO ANY SYSTEM THAT YOU CAN THINK OF.
YOU CAN CREATE A MONETARY SYSTEM,
OR YOU CAN CREATE A ECOSYSTEM
IN YOUR OWN BACKYARD CREATING A GARDEN.
IT'S LIKE BASICALLY, THE CREATION HAPPENS
IN DIFFERENT LAYERS.
SO PHYSICAL AND MANIFESTATION OF APPLYING
PRINCIPLES OF PERMACULTURE TO THE PSYCHOLOGICAL
YOU KNOW BUILDINGS, AND SPIRITUAL BUILDINGS,
AND OBVIOUSLY BUILDINGS THAT HAVE TO DO
WITH THE SOCIAL NETWORKS, AND CULTURE NETWORKS;
AND SO IF YOU CREATE A PERMACULTURE GARDEN,
YOU'RE BASICALLY CREATING,
OBVIOUSLY AN ABUNDANT FOOD SYSTEM.
YOU'RE CREATING COMMUNITY.
YOU'RE CREATING A SYSTEM OF HEALING
FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY, AND EVERYBODY WHO'S INVOLVED.
YOU'RE CREATING A SYSTEM, A NETWORK
BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT RACES, AND DIFFERENT AGES,
AND YOU'RE ALSO CREATING A NATURAL HABITAT
FOR THE WILDLIFE THAT EXISTS IN URBAN AREAS
THAT HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
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I DEFINITELY THINK WHEN YOU HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE,
WHICH SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A SYSTEM IN PLACE IN ITSELF,
BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE PART OF THIS
FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION, AND THEY COME AND GO,
AND THEY'RE INVESTED IN IT, AND THE FACT
THAT THEY'VE TAKEN IT UPON THEMSELVES TO BUILD A GARDEN,
IS FOR ME, IS THE INDICATION OF HOW INVESTED THEY ARE.
I THINK IT'S A LOT EASIER TO WORK WITHIN THE SYSTEM,
AND CREATING SOMETHING, CREATING A PROJECT,
WHICH IS GOING TO SUSTAIN.
BECAUSE IT'S AN ORGANIZED EFFORT,
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GET RESOURCES.
IT'S A LOT EASIER TO GO OUT AND GET DONATIONS,
AND TO, YOU KNOW, GET MATERIALS,
AND BECAUSE IT HAS THE IMAGE OF PEOPLE KNOWING
THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE INVESTED IN THIS, AND THERE ARE PEOPLE
WHO ARE TOGETHER IN A GROUP, AND THEY'RE DOING THIS PROJECT.
>> TOO FAR BACK AGAIN.
>> THE ELEMENTS ARE FAITH, AND HAVING A CERTAIN
COMMON GROUND THAT ALSO ADDS INTO THE HARMONY,
AND THE CONNECTIVITY OF THE PEOPLE TOGETHER HERE.
AND THE PROBLEM WITH A LOT OF THE GARDENS
I'VE SEEN FAIL, THERE ARE A LOT OF PROJECTS,
COMMUNITY PROJECTS, THAT I'VE SEEN FAIL.
IS THAT USUALLY A FEW PEOPLE THAT COME TOGETHER,
WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DOING SOMETHING FOR THEIR COMMUNITY,
AND THEN THEY HAVE TO GO, THEY EITHER HAVE TO FORM
A COALITION, OR FORM AN ORGANIZATION,
AND IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO?
SO IT'S NOT EASY TO CREATE AN ORGANIZATION,
OR FOUNDATION, OR A COALITION, SO THEY END UP
JUST LIKE, DOING THESE KIND OF LIKE, INDIVIDUAL SPORADIC LIKE,
KIND OF LIKE, DISCONNECTED EFFORTS,
AND THEN THEY ALSO HAVE TO GET FUNDING.
AND WHAT HAPPENS IS WHENEVER YOU HAVE
A GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, OR A CITY AGENCY INVOLVED,
OR A PRIVATE, YOU KNOW, FOUNDATION INVOLVED
THEN YOU HAVE TO SERVE THEIR PURPOSE.
SO IT'S A LOT HARDER TO WORK IN THAT MODEL,
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT AS FREE.
AND SO IN THIS MODEL YOU'RE NOT LIMITED,
YOU HAVE A LOT OF FREEDOM, AND YOU HAVE
A LOT OF INVESTMENT, AND YOU HAVE A SHARED VISION,
WHICH IS YOUR FAITH YOU'RE SHARING.
FROM THE SEED IT'S A POTENT SEED YOU KNOW.
AND IT DEPENDS ON HOW SUSTAINED INVESTMENT
OF PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IS GOING TO BE
UNTIL IT'S SPROUTS AND GROWS AND FLOURISHES.
FOOD JUSTICE!
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