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"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
"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
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http://www.cloud9farms.com/ - Southern Colorado - Zone 5 (-19*f) - 5300ft elevation - 12in rainfall plus irrigation rights
Dairy cows, "hair" sheep, Kune Kune pigs, chickens, guineas and turkeys
I wish there was, believe me. I would already have 250 votes by now if there was. But I don't make the rules. Apparently they use facebook to try and make sure people only vote once. Because unless you share, they don't actually post on your facebook or send you any advertising. My business is a roadside tomato stand. And by the time my customers start stopping by for tomatoes the time limit will be up. Very frustrating. I know my customers would for sure vote, but I don't have any ripe tomatoes yet!Kelly Smith wrote:is there a way to vote without having a facebook account?
"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
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Scott Strough wrote:Apparently they use facebook to try and make sure people only vote once. Because unless you share, they don't actually post on your facebook or send you any advertising.
http://www.cloud9farms.com/ - Southern Colorado - Zone 5 (-19*f) - 5300ft elevation - 12in rainfall plus irrigation rights
Dairy cows, "hair" sheep, Kune Kune pigs, chickens, guineas and turkeys
"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
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We're a buncha crazies 
follow along at merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com
Of course you can! Oh and BTW I love that fodder system to sprout grains for chickens! Once I get my hens I'll probably build me one too.Nicole Merrill wrote:Would you be okay with me posting a link to your voting page on my blog? I only started it a couple months ago, but I have over 100 Facebook followers who might click on it and vote...? I'll only do it with your permission.
The blog is: www.merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com if you want to check it out first.
Best of luck!!
Nicole
"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
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We're a buncha crazies follow along at merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com
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We're a buncha crazies follow along at merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com
I think you did a wonderful job. I wish I knew how to create such a beautiful Blog! That was so much fun being interviewed too! Thanks againNicole Merrill wrote:In case anyone is following this thread, here's a link to the blog post
https://merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/one-itty-bitty-click-can-change-the-world-or-a-corner-of-it-and-how-you-can-improve-soil-conditions/
"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
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We're a buncha crazies follow along at merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com
Me too! We are all part of the larger permie world domination takeover! MuahahahahaNicole Merrill wrote:Thanks, Scott!! I'm just happy to be part of something bigger than just little ol me
"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
Subtropical desert (Köppen: BWh)
Elevation: 1090 ft Annual rainfall: 7"
Thanks Jennifer,Jennifer Wadsworth wrote:Voted! I love the way people are showing up to help out! Permies is all about community - we can do this together.
"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
"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
I never thought of that! Thanks. Maybe she will, if she is OK with the obvious blatant advertising!Mike Feddersen wrote:Scott you should ask Cassie if she could do a plug for you on the dailyish email.
"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
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"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
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"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
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
Small Business Marketing Strategist, lived on an organic farm in SE Oklahoma, but moved where I can plant more trees.
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That's good to know Gail. Because if I don't make the actual grant, I'll try again next year. So far no word yet.Gail Gardner wrote:Hi Scott,
I'm glad you got to your needed 250 votes. Best of luck in getting chosen. I don't get by here nearly often enough, but should anyone else read this who needs votes, please contact me on Twitter @GrowMap or Skype (username GrowMap) and hit me up to get you votes. I have decent reach on most social networks especially Twitter and have collaborators who have a lot more influence on Facebook than I do.
"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:That's good to know Gail. Because if I don't make the actual grant, I'll try again next year. So far no word yet.
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
Small Business Marketing Strategist, lived on an organic farm in SE Oklahoma, but moved where I can plant more trees.
yes gail, In fact I have a pile of chips right out front even now. I don't raise poultry or farm big acreage yet. It is what the grant is for. I need the equipment so I can do more acres. Right now I sell mostly tomatoes.Gail Gardner wrote:
Scott Strough wrote:That's good to know Gail. Because if I don't make the actual grant, I'll try again next year. So far no word yet.
I hope you get chosen. There are a lot of ways I can show you to gain visibility when you need it. They work for things like grants, but also to get customers for whatever someone might want to sell. It is still early days and most producers have mediocre sites or don't want to give buyers what they want. I eat 99% organic now and even though it is raised all around me, most of it is shipped from far away because locals aren't interested in making what they produce easy to acquire. Eventually I hope to assist some of them in broadening their thinking to grow their markets.
Are you selling any organic fruit or produce, or grass fed meats or poultry?
Also, have you considered contacting companies that are hired by counties or utilities to keep the trees trimmed in bar ditches and under power and phone lines? They use huge chippers and have to pay to dump what they trim each day. It may be possible to find one or more willing to dump these chips on the bad property. They will eventually compost even without being turned - creating topsoil where there was none.
John Kohler did an episode about a place he visited that covered hills and rocks in this manner and 2-3 years later they have beautiful topsoil. I couldn't find that video (he has so many), but here is another: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vZktDmuBAc
The county where Mesquite, TX is actually creates massive amounts of compost and then gives it to county residents a pickup load at a time. They let the tree trimmers dump there instead of filling up the landfills and they turn it all into compost for re-use.
In that video they are aerating and in the county they turned theirs with heavy equipment, but those are both simply to speed up the natural process. Wood chips, leaves, grass, etc. will all eventually break down without turning. It just takes a lot longer.
"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
"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:Well guys I didn't get the grant. But I did want to thank everyone who voted.
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
Small Business Marketing Strategist, lived on an organic farm in SE Oklahoma, but moved where I can plant more trees.
Scott Strough wrote:
I think you did a wonderful job. I wish I knew how to create such a beautiful Blog! That was so much fun being interviewed too! Thanks againNicole Merrill wrote:In case anyone is following this thread, here's a link to the blog post
https://merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/one-itty-bitty-click-can-change-the-world-or-a-corner-of-it-and-how-you-can-improve-soil-conditions/
Gail Gardner @GrowMap
Small Business Marketing Strategist, lived on an organic farm in SE Oklahoma, but moved where I can plant more trees.
Thanks Gail. I do need to learn that. I will contact you.Gail Gardner wrote:
Scott Strough wrote:
I think you did a wonderful job. I wish I knew how to create such a beautiful Blog! That was so much fun being interviewed too! Thanks againNicole Merrill wrote:In case anyone is following this thread, here's a link to the blog post
https://merrillfamilyfarm.wordpress.com/2015/05/29/one-itty-bitty-click-can-change-the-world-or-a-corner-of-it-and-how-you-can-improve-soil-conditions/
Hi Scott.
I can put up pages about you and other permies here anytime you wish like the one I did for http://pspliving.com/dvf-launch/. You can register a domain for under $15/yr and point it at your main page which can have as many other pages as you wish. That way you don't have to pay for site design, hosting, or anything else. If you want to learn how to create your own blog posts I can teach you. It isn't hard and doesn't take long to learn if you have someone to show you how and to answer questions when you have them.
"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
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It was a tommy gun. And now this tiny ad insists on being addressed as "Tommy":
permaculture and gardener gifts (stocking stuffers?)
https://permies.com/wiki/permaculture-gifts-stocking-stuffers
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