Mark Boland

I am wanting to experiment with Natural Farming method of rising corn (sowing seed into last year's corn stover).  Does anyone have experience with this or have leads on information?

Mark in Baton Rouge.

There is now a Facebook Page for permaculture folks in Mid-Central Louisiana. Please join us at "Red Stick Permaculture Guild"

Mark Boland 225 316 5090

I just started a Facebook page for a Central Louisiana permaculture guild named "Red Stick Permaculture Guild". I could not find one so I generated a page. If you are in the area and would like to get connected to like minded people please friend the page.

https://www.facebook.com/Redstickpermaculture?skip_nax_wizard=true&ref_type=registration_form

Wow Look at all the Louisiana Permies. How about we have a convergence to compare notes?

Mark Boland. Baton Rouge

Is Geoff aware of any Food Forest that are specifically designed for short rotation animal systems(pig, sheep, goat, poultry)? these would be low/no care fruits, legume, tuber... that would provide a near endless supply of colony raised animals

I am reading Dave Jacke's book (2 volumes) "Edible Forest Gardens". In the book Edible Forest Garden, he describes the two different food webs. One is bacterial which is the "native" soil food web environment for annuals. This food web is dominated by bacteria which is capable of fully "digesting" the biomass produced by grasses and annuals. This bacterial environment also inhibits shrub and pioneer trees. Conversely, again according to Jacke, rough cellulose biomass (leaves, trigs, wood chips, and woody dead matter) is tailored for a fungus foodweb. This food web is antagonistic toward annual plants.

Now the question:

If this is true (bacterial is good for annuals and fungal is bad for annuals) why is the wood chip garden method seemingly so productive. Far be it for me to question Mr Jacje, but this seems to be a contradiction between theory and experience? - I'm just sayin'

Thoughts?

PS I cannot recommend the books more highly. It is quite expensive but worth every nickel!!!

BTW I'm still looking for a "perma-sweetie" for a perma-realtionship SWM 54 in Alabama

Shoot me a message at Aubie002@Yahoo.com and lets talk.

MDB

Hello Sharron,

I am located in Demopolis Alabama but will be moving to Baldwin County soon. Would love to get pugged into the Permaculture network on the coast. I can be reached directly at Aubie002@Yahoo.com

Hello All.

I am mot a premaculture implementer but have studies and followed the movement for years. I am recently divorced and would like to relocate to Baldwin county. I would love to connect with Food Forest implemtetors in the deep South to share do, don'ts, cultivars. etc.

I am newly divorce single white male - 53. I have a tidy sum to start my new permaculture base life. i am a engineer with tons of piratical experience in construction (I am a contractors kid). I have lived and worked all over the globe and have gleaned many ideas that I now want put into practice. I have always had a garden and canned the produce. Please contact me at Aubie002@Yahoo.com to pick up the conversation.