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Cj Sloane wrote:
Greg Spevak wrote:
... by physiographic region (http://academics.smcvt.edu/vtgeographic/textbook/physiographic/physiographic_regions_of_vermont.htm). If indeed these physiographic regions represent distinctly different sections of the landscape we call Vermont, I feel like it'd beneficial to us (as far as productive ecological restoration is concerned) to ally ourselves with other folks in the same regions and collectively share best practices for producing [____ form of food, fiber, fuel, shelter, etc.] in our particular physiographic region. Different regions will (I suspect, I could be totally wrong here), TEND to be best-suited to particular forms/methods of land use. Anyone else have thoughts on this? Am I crazy?
For now, to fully answer this question, the attached image with Google Earth roughly represents what I see "Southern Vermont" to mean – parts of nearby states included. I hope this clarifies!
I wish that physiographic link had visuals. Your link isn't showing up, BTW.
People in similar areas are going to naturally raise similar items and hopefully share best practices. I belong to a local sheep group, for example. A Local permaculture group would be excellent but local can be a rather broad area in Vermont. I play on a tennis team out of Middlebury & a team or two out of Burlington. For the right group, clearly I'm willing to travel.
I'm in Central Vermont, I guess. Takes me 1 1/2 hours to get to Burlington or Brattleboro.
Stacy Ll wrote:hey there all
I'm in the Hudson Valley of NY...recently returned from about a year of traveling...lots of opportunities here...looking for folks interested in collaborating
blessings
Stacy
Kyle Williams wrote:Does anyone have suggestions for the best permaculturey ways to manage an already existing septic system?
My fiancee and I just bought a home on 1.5 acres in Oly, WA. It's a "traditional" home that already has plumbing and a septic system. We have found many of the general septic best practices, and we plan to compost all organic matter and not use the food "disposal" in our sink. We won't be flushing much of anything besides toilet paper, and we want to re-plumb much of our house into a greywater system. Meaning, we probably won't be putting much into our septic tank other than toilet flushes.
I'd like to bypass the septic altogether by doing humanure, but I don't know if we can get away with it where we live. In the even that we can't, does anyone have suggestions on how best to manage our septic system in a permaculture fashion? My goals are:
1) Toxin free septic management
2) Minimize how frequently we need to pump the septic system
3) Utilize the septic system as little as possible, with the exception of poop since we might not be able to get away with switching to compost toilets.
Any and all permaculture best practices for utilizing a septic system that's already in place would be awesome and helpful. Thanks!
(Note to moderators: Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this topic!! I couldn't decipher any that might be THE spot for this question.)
Kate Calla wrote:I ditched the cell phone 3 years ago and have never looked back. I have a landline. I remember the days when we would go out shopping or whatever with NO cell phone and when I ditched it, I worried about the what if's. But that soon passed and I thought, well if I break down on the road, I will put it in God's hands and not get all flustered about it. But I am 74 and only broke down on the road once in my whole life and that was a flat tire. Fortunately, I was able to keep driving my 2003 Toyota Prius on a flat tire to a gas station for a repair. Funny thing is, I did not even know it was flat as I was driving on the freeway, that's how well this car handled a flat tire. I only found out because the person next to me signaled I had a flat. Back to the cell phone. It would be wist to stay away from these addictive beast system devices. If technology can blow them up, then it is not worth the risk. I suspect a satelite was used to blow up the batteries, but maybe they were compromised in some way from the factory. Either way, it just shows us what the powers that be can do if they want to. I see in the comments how hooked people are to these things and that was probably the intention from the get go. I will never ever have one of them and if I want pictures I can always use my Nikon camera. I have my life back without that thing and I can now give the people around me my full attention and not be distracted by a cell phone.
Cara Campbell wrote:When you all say you have a land line, do you mean a true, wired lanline, or a VOIP line?
We have one VOIP line that goes out when we lose electricity, and a real landline that ATT has warned us they'll probably stop supporting. We need the landline so that in a hurricane, when electricity is lost, our families can reach us.
ATT charges so much for a landline that, to keep costs down, we only have the line, no extras such as call waiting, or even a long distance option.
We have cell-phones that we keep in RFID blocking bags when not in use (for privacy as well as EMF concerns). I think I may have made 2 calls in 5 years. Gary uses his almost exclusively when he visits his mother in another state.
We decided to eschew cell phones when we saw the rudeness, self-absorbtion, and addiction they were encouraging.
I think they're a scourge on civilization, no matter their convenience.