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זווית אחרת » האינתיפאדה הירוקה ברשות הפלסטינית — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:07:46 +0000

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By: Marda Permaculture Farm Plants Sustainable Seeds in Palestine | Green Prophet

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 06:22:28 +0000

[...] the conflict and destruction that plagues Palestine, the Marda Permaculture Farm stands out as a model of sustainability and greenery. Founded in 2006 by permaculturist Murad [...]

By: Wael Al Saad

Wael Al Saad — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:57:24 +0000

Thanks for posting and grammar-editing Karin! Karin, there is no need to travel around and look for functioning community or Kibbutz. In every Palestinian village there is rooted traces of "Kibbutz". While Zionist movement used to build community through the quick construction of Kibbutz, our rural villages are natural development of community went through many thousands of years. So we need to cover the hidden potential and capacities in our rural areas. The modular communal green production cell-site is strategy for that which builds economic clusters by using unified principles and standards.Check: http://twitpic.com/uoznk , http://twitpic.com/uozwj http://www.wiserearth.org/resource/view/f529bcd...

By: Wael Al Saad

Wael Al Saad — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 10:57:24 +0000

By: Nicholas Roberts

Nicholas Roberts — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:19:11 +0000

hi, I had the opportunity to do a video interview of Murad Alkhuffash in Copenhagen for Permaculture TV. http://permaculture.tv/permaculture-palestine-r...

By: Whole Vision

Whole Vision — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:35:33 +0000

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By: Karin Kloosterman

Karin Kloosterman — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:17:26 +0000

I am so glad I got to know you Wael. Keep us updated with news from Marda, and of course, on your master plan. Have you explored the kibbutz model? I think the kibbutzim originally started out with the same ideology, but over time the allure of capitalism became too great. I've worked for about a year on a fully functioning kibbutz, meaning that it's still based on the traditional model. It had an organic garden (quite large actually), and a number of ecological practices including recycling and composting, which went to the goats! As tranquil and peaceful as it was (we never used money!), and as beautiful as it is for families, it is hard to be idealistic in practical situations. Someone somewhere in this kind of community, and possibly in the one you propose, will eventually end up getting stiffed into doing something they don't like. I for one, had to chop tomatoes for days on end. It didn't really seem to matter to the community that I had research training and writing expertise in biological control, one of the businesses at the kibbutz. I think I had more education than most of the people working in the business. Anyway, I am just saying. It's hard to be the squeaky wheel when you are a newcomer. Maybe making smaller cells of communities that can connect to bigger ones, might work. There is a newsletter put out every few months by intentional communities international based at a kibbutz. I wish I had the link. You should check it out. Or maybe try living on a kibbutz (or communal farm in Europe) for a year with your family if you are able. You might learn what you'd like or not like for your “dream” community and economy in the Palestinian Authority. I am rooting for you!

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By: Howard Bright

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By: Candice Nicholson

Candice Nicholson — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 04:03:34 +0000

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