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Congratulations, Gavin!! You are a ROCK STAR! And such a beautiful steward on this planet. The trees and rocks and rivers and streams and mountains and animals are all jumping with joy for you, I'm certain of it! Love from your soul sister to the south! XO

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Thank you sister! That means a lot :)

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Congratulations.

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Thanks Jenny! :)

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I have watched you not only work diligently but i have seen you give a piece of yourself to earning both levels of Permaculture Practioner and Design. I have learned that your dedication to Mother Earth and that which comes from her is implanted in your heart and that for you, it is all about helping others to not only grow, for themselves and future generations, a healthier and more regenerative future but it is about helping others connect with this beautiful living planet called Mother Earth. I am so joyed for you my love. ❤

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Thank you my love. You know me better than anyone else and it moves my heart deeply for you to say that. I am grateful that the Creator guided us to walk this path hand in hand ❤

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Dec 22, 2023Liked by Gavin Mounsey

Your stack feeds my soul. Your work on the planet Gavin is sacred and so very much needed. Thank you.

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I really appreciate your thoughtful comment Katherine!

I am honored to walk this path along side of you sister <3

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Dec 22, 2023Liked by Gavin Mounsey

Congratulations Gavin

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Thanks brother! :)

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Congratulations!!!

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Dec 24, 2023·edited Dec 24, 2023Author

Thanks brother.

In a way, permaculture courses (and this advanced certification) are a sort of echo of ancient pathways of learning and living which have their roots in indigenous cultures. Some people think of the lens of seeing and designing referred to as "permaculture" as a "new" thing, but it is really an amalgamation and synthetization of indigenous knowledge, techniques and perspectives (combined with modern soil science and tools). I always keep this awareness in my heart and mind as I strive to live by the permaculture ethical compass of "People Care-Earth Care-Future Care" as these are really revitalized fragments of ancient indigenous ethoses and covenants ( such as the ancient Haudenosaunee/Iroquois philosophy known as "The Seventh Generation Principle").

In the spirit of acknowledging all those that gathered the knowledge, techniques, and ways of seeing that are now enhancing my life and garden through the permaculture lens, I hope to learn from and collaborate with indigenous knowledge keepers and revitalizers while researching for and writing my next book that will focus on regenerative agroforestry.

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Hear! Hear!

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Brilliant Gavin thank you for sharing. I will be linking your excellent achievement early in the New Year as part of my book - 'The Financial Jigsaw Part 2 - The New Emergent Economy' which I am serialising as a survival guide for the 21st Century; it's my Plan 'B' now I have moved to South Africa and Phase 4 is implemented for 2024. https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/progressing-plan-b-a-quarterly-review?s=w

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Thank you !

I am intrigued to learn more about your "survival guide for the 21st Century" as I have an idea for a future publication in the back of my mind that centers around empowering everyday people to become resilient in a diverse array of both emergency and everyday challenges through teaming up with nature.

Thanks for the comment.

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Many thanks Gavin, we are on the same page. I have already written most of 'The Financial Jigsaw - Part 2' which I am serialising biweekly now that I am livng in SA. It is for paid subscribers on Substack but is free at my archive website where all my articles appear going back to 2018. https://www.theburningplatform.com/author/austrian-peter/

I am now engaging my Plan 'B' Phase 4 from South Africa where I finally touched down two weeks ago, so just setting up now. https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/progressing-plan-b-a-quarterly-review?s=w

My 'Letter' last Saturday should aid your understanding of my goal to engage like-minded folk in my vision of UBUNTU adapted to the 21st century. https://austrianpeter.substack.com/p/christmas-special-port-chaos-sunak?r=hkcp6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Blessings

AP

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congratulations, inspiring...

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Thanks! :)

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