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 Summary
 
 
 Paul Wheaton and Kelda Miller continue reviewing chapter 1 of 
Sepp Holzer's Permaculture. Kelda starts by describing her blind taste test of a watered vs. 
unwatered tomato (unwatered wins). Paul shares about the 
Sepp Holzer event this spring, and the 
PDC before it. Sepp will definitely be talking about 
ponds, 
aquaculture, and 
micro-hydro. Sepp's book goes well into 
hugelkultur. 
 
 They talk about the differences between a 
raised bed and a hugelkultur bed. The book then talks about pick-your-own farms. Paul talks about 
Sepp Holzer's income strategy. Paul mentions reading 
Martin Luther King Jr's Letter from a Birmingham Jail, and how MLK's message applies today in the realm of food justice. 
 
 Paul talks about 
organic slug control and his 
ducks eating slugs video. Sepp writes about 
dew ponds. They talk about 
water wheels. Paul talks about 
Sepp making lakes in desserty places, as well as 
sealing ponds. Sepp is not a fan of using pond liners. Paul talks about "
the monk" and the movement of water. He and Kelda share a Sepp story about the value of honoring the natural energy of water.
 
 
Relevant Threads
 
 Sepp US project
 Ponds and Hugels
 Sepp's Water Systems
 
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