At the end of Gaia's Garden (Gaia’s Garden), there's a chapter that's dedicated entirely to how to apply permaculture principles to an urban environment (Form vs Function). Interestingly, the challenges of living in the city create just as many unique opportunities for design as living on a large plot of land.

What I want to focus on in this zetel is the adaptable nature of these principles. The outward expression of a principle may look completely different on the outside - a vertical garden on an apartment balcony looks nothing like a forest, for example - but it can serve the same purpose as a forest. In fact, it might be more impactful because your little garden may be the only oasis for attracting/fostering biodiversity in a large radius.

This is impactful to me because it highlights that change - even a dramatic departure from the norm - will always present opportunities to serve (Serve needy so they're above minimum). By adapting to, rather than fighting against, change, we are able to serve better. New niches (Two views on survival in complex systems) open up, new markets are understood, new people are met.

Embrace change with faith that it will all work out (It will all work out).

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