Goodreads asked Risa Stephanie Bear:

Where did you get the idea for your most recent book?

Risa Stephanie Bear I had "an opening" that Buddhism and systems theory, of which Permaculture is a manifestation, have many points in agreement, so I wrote about about Buddhism and Permaculture. The founders of Permaculture have asked that folks not make money from the method unless they've taken a Permaculture Design Course. I haven't, so it's a free ebook. http://www.lulu.com/shop/risa-bear/to...

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