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Awesome story about ancient permaculture

 
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Location: Vashon WA, near Seattle and Tacoma
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Apologies if anyone has posted about this here already. I had to share it. This should inspire us all.

http://azjewishpost.com/2013/fossilized-pollen-unlocks-secrets-of-ancient-royal-garden-in-israel/

They created a food forest, and these archaeologists figured out thousands of years later what they had planted in it, and how. Astonishing!
 
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Thanks, Ivan. very interesting. Think our gardens might prove to be of interest to someone far in the future?
 
The moth suit and wings road is much more exciting than taxes. Or this tiny ad:
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