I agree, that's a good example of
hugel's advantage - winter squash vines use a lot of square feet, and the square footage of the hugel's vertical faces are greater than the area of its 'foot print'. It's sort of a 'slanted' version of a
trellis for the vines.
Also, I think you're planning a lot of fencing, required to protect a lot of garden/livestock 'growies' from the predator 'pressure'.... looking forward to your successful steps in this direction :) (I doubt you'll be trying guard dogs this year... but, maybe a 'guard goose' ? ;) And, I'd like to see a flock of ducks, as they are hardier than
chickens, I think... and provide a lot of protein.. and that nutritional gold - fat! :) (I'll shut up now ;)
Well, I guess I won't :) I see on YT some homesteaders are trying 'Idaho pasture pigs' that supposedly thrive on grass and alfalfa, etc... not rooting stuff up. I wonder if you guys might try growing a fodder-type crops? Hmmm... even the world 'crop' sounds strange in the context of
permie. BUT it doesn't have to be grown in a straight line/row (Paul's bugaboo, I think : )! Anyway, I'm thinking in terms of 'survival' in light of the 'exciting' current events..... er, 'subsistence' might be a more politically-correct word on the Lab :) Thanks for everything!
Not shutting up, again... I think a demonstration of maximum cropping (and preservation... i.e., fermentation! etc :) using
permaculture might be another 'selling point' - we need to utilize all the appeal
permaculture has. Regenerative, labor-saving, ecological, economical, ingenious, multi-functional, etc. aspects are typically touted, ... but... the 'it can
feed the world' aspect may need some highlighting and demonstrating .... or not? :)
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-Art Donnelly
