mary page

Dear Mark,

Thank you for responding to my question. I appreciate your succinct answer. I wonder if you would be able to counsel my friends on how to reclaim their portion of the earth and inspire/guide their neighbors to a healthier long lasting way to approach their own reclamations.

thank you, mary page

That is an excellent idea.

Would you suggest an online search for such a knowledgeable person in Arizona? I have not encountered anyone else (of course I don't know that many people) that is as enthusiastic or knowledgeable or even that knew about it. I suppose a few youtube videos later anyone could be an expert. Right?

Dea alder,

to my friend's credit, she spoke up at a town meeting and said that she thought hugulkultur could help the erosion that they are expecting. it took all her courage to do that. the smart man who was determining good ideas and bad ideas said that if they put the wood on top of the dirt the baked dirt would erode anyway and the wood would follow gravity down. I said that of course would happen but if they were able to dig in the clay and make ditches for the wood to be tucked into it would be less of a problem.

I think the timing of this disaster with no knowledge of hugulkultur previous will mean that it won't be used as a solution at this time.

Thank you, Alder, for your answer. I sent it on to my friend in Yarnell. I wanted someone other than me to plant a seed of hugulkultur or something along that line to help them see a different way of salvaging their land and shoring it up for what could come next. I hope that they will consider it. thank you very much.

A small town in Arizona nestled in a rocky hillside setting has recently been devastated by a forest fire. The ground is as though it had been clay baked in a kiln. The people are expecting great run off and flooding. Does anyone have any ideas for an instant stop gap for the erosion and further destruction that could happen? My friend who lives there says everyone is busily filling sandbags and TRYING TO GET RID OF THE BURNT WOOD! Oh gosh, if only they could make strategically placed and copious amounts of hugulkulturs....right now.

Dear Mr. Savory,

I have 2.25 acres in such an area as described by my "subject". I have a garden using the city water (very expensive). If I borrow a neighbor's horse or find a couple of roping steers and enclose them somehow in an everchanging spot in my yard, will I start the healing process? What else could I do? Right now I am manuring my yard with my neighbor's horse manure but I don't have the animal hooves to do any tilling and no animals for urine. Thank you SO much! I am so encouraged by your work.