Link - "Permaculture as a Gringo Movement"

Take a look at this analysis of the class privilege inherent in much of North American permaculture, and its relationship to the third ethic. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tobias-roberts/permaculture-as-a-gringo-_b_9753212.html>

Here's a key passage from the article: "Some permaculturists argue that they need to charge $70 a book or $2000 a course to support their ongoing permaculture work and research. They may argue that maintaining an alternative, sustainable lifestyle is costly. And therein lays the problem. If living sustainably is an expensive luxury, then it is a privilege of the wealthy and affluent. Marx would be turning in his grave."

The importance of this passage can not be overstated. A sustainable lifestyle must be accessible to all people, not just a few. If it is not accessible to the bulk of humanity, than it will not be achieved. If it is not achieved, then ipso-facto, we are all doomed. This should be self-evident.