Change is never easy, and it often creates discord, but when people come together for the good of humanity and the Earth, we can accomplish great things.

Our choices at all levels-individual, community, corporate and government-affect nature. And they affect us.

I can't imagine anything more important than air, water, soil, energy and biodiversity. These are the things that keep us alive.

If Canada, one of the richest nations in the world, can't meet Kyoto targets, why should China or India give any considerations for meeting the targets?

And that, quite simply, is the issue. We live in a finite world with finite resources. Although it may sometimes seem quite big, earth is really very small - a tiny blue and green oasis of life in a cold universe.

All those hours exploring the great outdoors made me more resilient and confident.

What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet. We don't know what details of a truly sustainable future are going to be like, but we need options, we need people experimenting in all kinds of ways and permaculturists are one of the critical gangs that are doing that.