B Law

Alright awesome! Don't know the exact process, but the quick rundown the Shepherd told us over the phone was, you plow once, then again, and then on the third pass you flip the second plowed up berm over the top of the first one.

We emailed him today with a few questions, and one thing he mentioned was possibly having a single shank subsoiler available also, you don't know anyone with one of those do you?

He said that he hopes to at LEAST get all the countour lines marked out and get SOME of the earthworks started, if the conditions are right. So I am assuming it can't be to muddy otherwise the tractor's will just be slipping and sliding tearing up the ground. We are considering maybe pushing this off a month to let things dry out just a little bit, just so that we can get as much as possible done while he is here to over see and teach us how to do it. Do you know when it usually stops raining so much around here? We were thinking maybe may or june might be a better time? Any thoughts or ideas?

Hey Dave,
Glad there is someone else close by interested in doing this. I found the Kamiah permaculture websight, and have emailed them a few times but have not gotten a response from them, so don't know if they are still around or not. I'd like to see what they are doing? We are waiting to here back from Shepherd on an exact date for the workshop. He will be doing the earthworks on our place when he comes. He did say we could do the swales with a two bottom plow, so we just need to locate someone with one of those who would be willing to help out. we just moved into the area last year in July so don't really know anyone yet.

Thanks JOhn for answering the question, that was exacty wahat I needed. WE actually talked to Mark SHepherd today and are working out details for him to come to idaho and do a workshop on our place. Exciting

O.k. I am new here to this sight (love it), new to the permaculture/ restoration agriculutre idea ( really loving that), and have just moved to a new area. We've been in Ce4ntral MT for 11 years and have moved to just south of Lewiston,Id/Clarckston,WA. I was wondering if some one could tell me which Biome we are in here? We are not living in the canyon, we are up on top, above Kamiah.

Anyone else doing permaculture or restoration agriculture in the area? We are looking at doing a permaculure orchard and also following Mark Shephard's format.

Thanks