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Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
I am not sure if it actually applies 100% of the time, but the context you are looking for is Holistic management.D. Logan wrote:So there are traditional gardens, forest gardens, etc. Most of the time, when I hear about polyculture gardening, it is referenced either as a food forest or forest garden. I have been wondering if there is another term out there that encompasses more than just forest biomes. I sort of envision a term that covers all varieties of ecosystem mimicry that is bent to favor human habitation (food, medicine, materials, etc) so that while it does include a forest garden, it could just as easily include a prairie style pasture or a human-centric 'desert' biome. Does such a term already exist and I am unaware of it or do I need to invent the word for my little project?
A common mistake. In fact the very same mistake that has resulted in the deterioration of so much of the world's brittle grasslands and semi arid regions. They desperately need our help, even more than the forests. Over resting them only makes them deteriorate even worse.Lynsey Nico wrote:
I also have the impression that biomes like grassland, alpine, wetland etc. tolerate less human disturbance, and would be harder to usefully replicate (ie. their animal constituents would be less inclined to live there if humans are present, whereas a forest biome lends itself to domesticated animal husbandry). It would be more useful for people to just leave natural biomes of those types alone.
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system."-Bill Mollison
Scott Strough wrote:
A common mistake. In fact the very same mistake that has resulted in the deterioration of so much of the world's brittle grasslands and semi arid regions. They desperately need our help, even more than the forests. Over resting them only makes them deteriorate even worse.Lynsey Nico wrote:
I also have the impression that biomes like grassland, alpine, wetland etc. tolerate less human disturbance, and would be harder to usefully replicate (ie. their animal constituents would be less inclined to live there if humans are present, whereas a forest biome lends itself to domesticated animal husbandry). It would be more useful for people to just leave natural biomes of those types alone.
My project thread
Agriculture collects solar energy two-dimensionally; but silviculture collects it three dimensionally.
Lynsey Nico wrote: The idea you are getting at falls under the umbrella term "bioregionalism."
Cj Verde wrote: I'm reading Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources. It explains how the Native Americans managed the land, blurring the lines between farming, gardening, horticulture, hunter gatherer.
I think horticulture is the term you're looking for, though.
Scott Strough wrote: I am not sure if it actually applies 100% of the time, but the context you are looking for is Holistic management.
Outdoor and Ecological articles (sporadic Mondays) at http://blog.dxlogan.com/ and my main site is found at http://www.dxlogan.com/
Cj Verde wrote:
Scott Strough wrote:
A common mistake. In fact the very same mistake that has resulted in the deterioration of so much of the world's brittle grasslands and semi arid regions. They desperately need our help, even more than the forests. Over resting them only makes them deteriorate even worse.Lynsey Nico wrote:
I also have the impression that biomes like grassland, alpine, wetland etc. tolerate less human disturbance, and would be harder to usefully replicate (ie. their animal constituents would be less inclined to live there if humans are present, whereas a forest biome lends itself to domesticated animal husbandry). It would be more useful for people to just leave natural biomes of those types alone.
Yes, this is talked about at length in Tending the Wild. Leaving grasslands "alone" usually means they turn into forest which is OK but given a slight human nudge, either through burning like the natives did, or Managed Intensive Grazing like Allen Savory promotes, results in a far greater yield and much greater biodiversity.
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William James wrote:Would "Agro-Ecology" work?
Permaculture design, holistic management, horticulture, etc. Aren't they all just ways to provide for human needs from a rehabilitated and regenerative ecosystem?
see the article by Rafter Ferguson
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13593-013-0181-6#page-1
William
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