permaculture

78 Facilitator’s Handbook for Permaculture Workshops

Creative thinking : Create a list of pollutants

Method : Participatory and work group brainstorms

Tools : Large paper or black/white board, markers

Objective : Participant understand pollution and explore solutions/alternatives

Step 1

With the entire group, conduct a brainstorm about pollutants from human activities,

including farming practices, which affect water sources.

List various types of pollutants, and their impacts - why these materials are polluting and

toxic (table 1).

Write the participant’s answers on large pieces of paper or on the white/black board so

that everyone can see and comment.

Step 2

Once the list of pollutants and their impacts is completed, ask the participants to split

up into smaller work groups (see the Appendices for ideas about using creative group

techniques) to brainstorm and list various types of pollutants to focus on for work group

brainstorms about:

(a) alternatives/solutions, and

(b) why these alternatives are more sustainable (table 2).

The answers in the tables (right) are only supplied as ideas for the facilitator to prompt

ideas and discussions.

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