 What would be your chances of entering an Indonesian prison without being a prisoner? Not many, I can assure you.
And what would be your chances of designing and creating a Permaculture veggie garden in that prison? Probably once in a lifetime! Bringing people closer to nature is always a win win situation. Creating an opportunity for prisoners to benefit from nature’s generosity and learn about Permaculture in the process was a chance I wasn’t going to miss. In September I was visiting my cousin, documentary maker Becky Prosser, at the Batam’s island prison in Indonesia. While I was there, the head of security told me he was interested in producing some food on a small patch of land in the prison. A crazy thought came to my mind: Permaculture behind bars in a remote island close to the equator? Yes, please! So there I was, at the prison, jumping on an opportunity for which I was only given a few hours a day, for five days. This was all the time I had to design, implement and train the staff and prisoners while promoting the three ethics of earth care, people care and fair share. How did I do it? Here are some tips in case you ever find yourself in a similar situation.
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 Watch this 88-minute free documentary and enter the world of Permaculture in the tropics. The guidelines you were looking for told first hand by those who are living and teaching it.
Filmed in Thailand, viewers the world over can draw inspiration and ideas from this beautifully well made ahooha production. |
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