First, Background: I have explored as: puppeteer, actor, director and drama teacher, leather artisan, businessman, janitor, courier, electrician, handyman, car mechanic, security officer, restaurant owner and manager. Aspiring to be Buddhist.
Second, I was born in Colombia, South America. We were a farmers country, self sufficient in food, but, due to the globalization, we are now in the way to be a food dependent country, buying and importing from big transnational corporations, corn, wheat, beans, cotton, potatoes, tomatoes, etc. Because small-scale agriculture can not compete with the mega-production is disappearing quickly, then, farmers have been forced to abandon their farms to go to the city for work. I'm living on my son farm for 2 years and I wonder how new ideas, new methods, new technologies, can help significantly improve the lives of my neighbors. Now with the philosophy of permaculture, it seems that there are new opportunities for farmers.
Third, For a while, I been studying: aquaculture, hydroponics, worms, compost, self-sustainable farming, etc,. The time has come to put the ideas to work, and start a permaculture project. How? Learning about permaculture, I can help other farmers to use it. My role would be that of a promoter or facilitator of permaculture. I do not see this activity as a business for me, but as a service to my community and society in general. My intention is that permaculture will become available to all.