We can't blame children for occupying themselves with Facebook rather than playing in the mud. Our society doesn't put a priority on connecting with nature. In fact, too often we tell them it's dirty and dangerous.

Humanity is facing a challenge unlike any we've ever had to confront. We are in an unprecedented period of change.

In nature there is no such thing as waste. In nature nothing is wasted; everything is recycled.

We have altered the physical, chemical and biological properties of the planet on a geological scale. We have left no part of the globe untouched.

What permaculturists are doing is the most important activity that any group is doing on the planet.

What about our children and grandchildren and their children and grandchildren? Do we not want them to live healthy and happy lives?

People.. especially people in positions of power.. have invested a tremendous amount of effort and time to get to where they are. They really don't want to hear that we're on the wrong path, that we've got to shift gears and start thinking differently.