Powerdown in the College September 20, 2007
Posted by Graham in : Peak Oil, Permaculture , trackbackI wasn’t able to attend the ASPO conference in Cork this week because it coincided with the first two days of the new term at Kinsale, but I was able to catch up with some of the speakers first in Bantry at the Sustain West Cork event, and then in the college where we were visited by Rob Hopkins 
making his first return since passing on the mantel of permaculture teacher to me two years ago- Davie Philip of Cultivate, Albert Bates from The Farm, Tennessee , and Jonathon Dawson from Findhorn.
Students past, present and future crowded into my classroom to hear Davie set the context of the Powerdown movement in Ireland, 
Albert giving a fascinating account of the origins of The Farm with its convoy of trucks criss-crossing the US in the 1960s, and Rob treated us to a few early photos from the college, the genesis of the Energy descent Action Plan and how it has lead to the meteoric rise of the Transition Towns Network in the UK.
College principle John Thuillier also said a few words of appreciation for the course, the students past and present and the importance of developing sustainable education.
It was a great start to the new term and has set us up well for an exciting year of permaculture.
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