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H Ludi Tyler wrote:
Maybe husp has no ethics and principles? Or maybe they are different from those of permaculture?
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"When there is no life in the soil it is just dirt."
"MagicDave"
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Seed the Mind, Harvest Ideas.
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Seed the Mind, Harvest Ideas.
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paul wheaton wrote:
As for the 2000 acre project: I think the primary focus would be to have government get out of the way. Maybe even set it up and then get out of the way. After all, to rediscover husp is going to require a lot of innovation and creativity. But government regulates known practices. So it would seem appropriate to say "for these 2000 acres, we waive big gobs of regulations".
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Ken Peavey wrote:
Things that are non-husp
...
single use containers
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It's time to get positive about negative thinking -Art Donnelly
It's time to get positive about negative thinking -Art Donnelly
Ken Peavey wrote:
Things that are non-husp
municipal waste and water treatment systems
strip malls and paved parking lots on farmland
smoke belching cars, in every driveway and massive road networks
clearcutting
26 ounce Porterhouse steaks
lip gloss and nail polish
McMansions'
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paul wheaton wrote:
I would think that clean air and water would be of enormous importance. Possibly a thousand times more important than in the USA.
paul wheaton wrote:
This is fiction.
I made it up.
Mr. Rogers said it was okay to do this.
My fiction starts with fact. In 1608 a boat comes to the shores of what is now known as the United States of America. Then comes my fiction. Rather than things working out the way we now know, things go a bit ... different. Pocahontas turns out to be a bit of a warrior genius and next thing you know, the Europeans decide to not stick any more flags in this soil.
Continuing my fiction, the centuries pass and the borders for "The United States of Pocahontas" just so happen to be the exact same borders that we now know as the USA.
There is trade between the USP and other countries. And the USP has values that are a bit different than other countries. Especially when it comes to agriculture. Before Pocahontas, agriculture was practiced. And permaculture is a lot like that. And when folks outside the USP said "hey, this plowing thing is awesome, you should try it" the folks in the USP said "that seems like a practice that is disrespectful to mother earth - we choose to not do that." Similar sorts of things happened with petroleum based fertilizers and pesticides.
The culture within the USP evolved a lot, but these values about respect for the earth remained.
In my imagination, the amount of food produced per acre is far more than what other countries can accomplish. Plus, the lifespan and overall health exceeds all other nations. The #1 industry in the USP is a sort of health tourism - when people come here, their ills tend to just fade away.
I am curious to know what their practices are. Since this is all in my imagination, I am the only one that can possibly paint this picture. Oh sure, other people can take this idea and paint their own pictures, or send ideas my way about what I might wanna put in my picture. But overall, I am trying to express something that is in my head.
For the last six or seven months I've been thinking a lot about the USP and agriculture/horticulture that happens there. And how we might accelerate our learning about permaculture to end up some where way beyond permaculture.
I've decided to make up a new word. "Husp." This is actually an acronym for "Horticulture of the United States of Pocahontas." I choose that this word is all lower case (as opposed to an all caps sort of thing). I feel I need this word to talk about other stuff. I am okay with other people using this word, but in order for me to talk about other things, I need to make sure other people do not attempt to redefine this word. So: my word. Mine. If you want something different, go make up your own words!
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jacque g wrote:
What do the people of USP do with their bad actors? Re-education? Banishment?
jacque g wrote:
The people of USP have developed a nearly religious attitude toward soil. Something like mother earth, only less woo and more research. It is a social taboo to abuse the soil, about as unthinkable and horrifying as child abuse to "normal" people.
What do the people of USP do with their bad actors? Re-education? Banishment?
There are multiple trade routes, but no superhighways - fast transport is by rail, boat, and dirigible. How are the railroads powered? What level of "industrial" manufacturing occurs, and how is it powered? (homes are powered by solar shingles, where are they made, and where do the inputs come from?)
Hmmmm...
Paleo Gardener wrote:
Attempt to enlighten them, and if that fails, banishment. "If you don't like it, leave."
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