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Bioregionalism
South Australian Permaculture Groups
Forming a bioregional group is about commencing to build an alternative that is based on a philosophy of individual responsibility for community survival. The bioregion is our home address, the place where we develop our culture and regional networks.
Much has been said and written on the theme of Bioregionalism. Planet Drum disseminated the original concept, and it was eagerly adopted by all who found modern man-made geographical boundaries arbitrary and unsustainable.
Here are a few definitions and interpretations:
Bioregion
Bio meaning "all of life; living things" region meaning "within a physical or geographic boundary"
'The work of the bioregional group is to assess the natural, technical, service and financial resources of the region, and to identify areas where resources ( water, soil, money, talent )
leak from the region.'
Strategies for an alternative nation - Bill Mollison -
Bioregionalism
'Bioregionalism is about the consciousness and ideas that are developed by the people within that bioregion about how to live in a place.'
Rosemary Morrow
'A bioregion refers both to geographical terrain and a terrain of consciousness - to a place and the ideas that have developed about how to live in that place.
Discovering and describing that resonance is a way to describe a bioregion.'
Reinhabiting a Separate Country by Peter Berg & Raymond Dasmann
'Bioregional action is based on local control, and decentralisation; nonviolence; sustainable lifestyles; and on a revaluing and redefining of home.'
Revaluing Home; Feminism and Bioregionalism - Judith Plant
Living bioregionally
'Living a bioregionally-conscious life means making choices daily that focus on local ecology, economy and culture.'
These groups usually have a number of individual PASA members but are not necessarily Associate Member Organisations of PASA
Adelaide Hills Network
Meets as needed (projects initiated by individuals)
Contact Michael Tel: 8339 5250
Eastern Suburbs :
Contact: Kevin Cross - 8363 1959
Eyre Peninsula Group
Usually meet on the 2nd Tuesday each month, Community House, Port Lincoln.
Contact: Christine
86826752
Go West (Western Metro area)
Contact Fiona Pemberton, ph: 0421 554 527 or email:
fiona@achm.com.au
Permaculture Group meetings held monthly, on Sundays. Involves sharing information, working bees, assistance in garden design.
ALL WELCOME: Please bring food for a shared lunch.
Mitcham Hills area:
Who? Anyone interested around the foothills or surrounds of Belair, Blackwood, Stirling…. and beyond. Why? A chance to get together and make positive steps in our community. Contact: Chris Day 8271 3692 or Rosemary on 82787476
Northern Friends of Permaculture (Gawler and region)
Contact Rachel & Andrew Tel: 8527 7068
North East Suburbs
Suburbs
If you live in Pooraka, Para Hills, NE, Salisbury, Elizabeth & surrounding areas, please contact Alison Miller Tel: 8359 6781 Email: jamiller@airnet.com.au
Ring of Parks Permaculture
Contact to be advised.
Southern Grazers & Growers (Marion Area)
Contact Jo Tel: 8296 3118
Permaculture Southern Flinders
Contact Susan lloyd Tel: 86624101 Email: enquiries@permaculturesf.org or visit www.permaculturesf.org
Willunga Basin Bio-regional group:
Meets first Saturday of the month
Contact: Chas 8557 9365
Yorke Peninsula.
Contact Wendy Tel 8837 3647
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'In association with community activists and ecologists PLANET DRUM developed the concept of a bioregion:
a distinct area with coherent and interconnected plant and animal communities, and natural systems, often defined by a watershed.
A bioregion is a whole "life-place" with unique requirements for human inhabitation so that it will not be disrupted and injured.'
Some seminal texts are reviewed on Planet Drum's Front Page, while going to 'Writings' reveals some of the original essays and talks on the subject. There is much more, including a 'Links' page.
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PROPERTY RIGHTS AND BIOREGIONALISM
The Universtity of Colorado has an excellent BIOREGIONALISM SITE, as part of its Bioregional Studies Faculty. Includes a Message Board, Newsgroup, archives, and many interesting links, including one to a scientific bioregional study of Tasmania
THE PLACE AND THE STORY: BIOREGIONALISM AND ECOPSYCHOLOGY
Article by Ralph Metzner
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