kj gardner

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Paul,

RE:"Kj,

An opening paragraph. I can see that happening. I'll try to think of something."

I think the shorter the better, just a 'grab line' for a person to scan quickly. 2-3 sentences at the most would be about right, I think..
With your efforts to bring more traffic to this page, there will be people viewing this page who have never heard of you, permaculture, hugelkultur, Sepp Holzer, etc., and I would give them a concise, introductory starting point to begin to understand the concepts you are promoting.

With that in mind, my idea is to include a ""mission statement"" of some sort right after the heading 'raised garden beds:hugelkultur instead of irrigation... something to 'very' briefly explain the concept and reasons for doing this - like "A low/no maintenance way to grow veggies, fruits, etc., in a permanent bed"
This would tell someone with no permaculture background the goal of this method so they can decide if they are interested in reading more. A brief statement about permaculture might fit here, too, like "This is one method of using Permaculture, a creative way of living that involves careful planning, better use of our resources and maintains a respect for life." (permaculture statement borrowed from PMinx Hatfield on the 'what is permaculture' forum)

So the header would look like this:

raised garden beds:hugelkultur instead of irrigation (in the bold font, with the next text in regular font))
a low/no maintenance way to grow veggies, fruits, etc., in a permanent bed.
this is one method of using Permaculture, a creative way of living that involves careful planning, better use of our resources and maintains a respect for life.

(followed by the 'nutshell' section...)

I know, this isn't technically a way to bring more people to the page, but I feel strongly that it would help those who do visit to more quickly understand and feel comfortable with the concept, and thus be more likely to cause them to share or give it the "thumbs up"...
HI, Paul and gang,
I just found a better alternative to buying borax etc from Amazon, I think.
http://www.drugstore.com/20-mule-team-borax-natural-laundry-booster-and-multi-purpose-household-cleaner/qxp160587?catid=150360&fromsrch=Borax
Prices are a leeetle bit better, but the shipping is way lower - Free shipping on $25 or more of product! And the cost for a $19 order was 5.99, compared to
Amazon's $10.64... so that's my 2 cents!
Thanks for all the good stuff, Paul!
13 years ago