Greetings From the Floodplain,
Listening to the land and observing the relationships between animals, plants, water, and soil provides the only true template for Regenerative Design.
Good designers always take the time to listen, observe, and be curious about what natural systems have to teach us. Right outside your doorstep are ongoing complex and symbiotic interactions of organisms and the functions, processes, and stewardship roles they play in our environments.
This video about the Eagle and the Floodplain has some deep lessons to it. Watch all the way through to the end to learn the most important principle of Permaculture.
Best Regards,
Erik Ohlsen
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My daughter lives in the Sausalito area and I enjoy your writing and observations so much. I just watched your movie about learning from
the fire. I read a wonderful article after the fires about how the Indians kept track of the fires in that area for centuries and planted special plants that regenerated quickly after the fires and by finding these plants, you could tell where fires tended to occur. Was this you work, couldn’t refind it to share with those who live in the area.
Thank you Carolyn! That was not my article but I am publishing one on a similar topic to that soon. best, Erik