Part 3/3 - Growing a Model Sustainable Campus: UMass Permaculture Documentary Series

Together, we have the unique ability to create huge positive global transformation, and inspire more colleges and universities, towns and cities, and all communities to adopt permaculture and sustainable design principles into their Master Planning. A powerful video can sometimes be a catalyst for this kind of big change, and the goal of this entire project is to inspire direct action.

Please help us to make this video "go viral" and thus, furthering the UMass Amherst and global sustainability movement. Consider posting this video link on social media sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) and e-mailing it to family, friends and colleagues. http://bit.ly/Rnx5Ot

If we achieve 10,000 views by September 30, UMass Permaculture and sponsors will donate fruit and nut trees to 4 local schools, which is part of our vision to co-create more edible, ecological, and educational landscapes throughout the community!

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This video focuses summarizes Year 1 and Year 2 of the UMass Permaculture Initiative. We successfully designed and installed 2 permaculture-designed ecosystems on the UMass Amherst campus. It was a collaborative effort amongst students, staff, faculty, and local community volunteers. Looking ahead, we are planning to install a new permaculture-designed landscape on the campus each year, which will provide education to students and the campus community plus local, healthy, and sustainably grown produce to the UMass dining commons.

Many years from now, we'll see numerous ecologically designed edible landscapes across the campus. We are still at the beginning stages of implementing our vision for building an environmentally, socially, and economically sustainable campus.

Together, we can literally change the world for the better, by focusing locally right here on the UMass Amherst campus. The idea is to see this spread far and wide to more places - please consider contacting us about starting your own permaculture initiative - we're happy to help! info@UMassPermaculture.com

Please considering donating to UMass Permaculture! http://umass.edu/give/?a=407

This video Produced by http://www.adaptiveNOW.com

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[Trisha Mandes]

I am so incredibly proud of all of you! Go UMass! Show the world what we can do!

[TheCapsaicin420]

Done... I have shared all over the place, good luck with the project(s)

[Patricia Valdez]

Awesome! Every campus should be teaching this.

[topdoghockey]

GET IT HARB! GET IT!

Andover, MA represent!

[Wilderland Trust]

Very very cool :)

[smochadooby]

This is so wonderful. Thank you!

[Barbara Partee]

Beautifully done video and a wonderful project! Makes me so proud to be a UMass faculty member (retired but still involved). I loved seeing the project recognized by the White House! A well-deserved recognition, cheers!

[oc00011]

why is it that, like keith's top comment here says, academia tries out permaculture then abandons it, or completely ignores it from the start. its because, as great as these guys are, permaculture isn't being taken seriously enough by a lot of permies. its a design system & application that is Very difficult to quantify/measure. & everyone knows yet ignores- no science, no progress, no money. where's the permie initiatives to get horticulturalists,agronomists,­botanists,biologists for analyses?!

[Amy Finlay]

This is absolutely the way of the future. Developed areas should be green, and productive, inviting to people, and physically and spiritually nourishing. You all are bringing us back to the Garden of Eden with this work! You make me so proud to be a Umass Amherst alumna!

[jasminewolfdivine]

YAYYY! FOOD NOT LAWNS! this *IS* the way of the Future!