Greg Martin

For me, I like 10 acres.  One acre of intense human use space and 9 acres of intense wild space (permaculture zone 5, if you will).  I feel like I need the nature space almost as much as nature needs it!  I do forage in the nature space, harvest a tiny fraction of wood and reintroduce native species into my nature space, so it's not total hands off, but the wildlife is also most certainly not hands off on my 1 acre

I asked my date to meet me at the gym.  
She never showed up.  
That's when I knew we weren't going to work out.

A couple of data charts I like sharing on what is happening with the peak temperature used in forming biochar:



Both charts indicate that 500C (plus or minus) may be optimal for use in the soil.  As a reference to how hot that is, that is the temperature where you'll first start to see objects begin to glow red.

The electron donor and receiver groups are both important for aiding soil bacteria to carry out their metabolism at a lower energy cost, helping them aid plants in putting on more growth and yield.

Thank you for posting this John.  Hoping everyone gets to understand just how important biochar is for our soils and for the soil microbiome, which has evolved with biochar for as long as plants have been on the land.  Biochar has been a natural part of the soil for 100s of millions of years and it's wonderful to see that people are finally beginning to appreciate its importance.

Getting really excited about zone 5 perennial bean progress being made by Ken Asmus.  This is a wonderful interview from Aaron at Edgewood Nursery that I wanted to share.  Loving his podcast.  

Someone broke into my house last night and stole a dozen eggs.
They also left a pot of water boiling on the stove.
The police suspect that they were poachers.

Zach should visit with Paul!  Thinking they could excel at yukking it up and infecting a pile of minds.

Netflix is running "This is a Gardening Show" hosted by comedian Zach Galifianakis.  Wondering if anyone else is enjoying it.  I'm loving it as a lighthearted distraction from the news and picking up that Zach must be aware of permaculture.  

If my math is right, it sounds like a good corn yield works out to about 0.25 lb of dried kernels per square foot.

If my math on apples is correct, dried apple slice yield would be more like 0.15 lb.  I am impressed that corn produces more on average.

Wondering if a forest garden's stacked layers can make up the gap.