I am interested in creating a permaculture system in a tricky spot. That is, a friend of mine currently own 17 acres of retired golf course Geneva, Florida (zone 9) on a lake front. The whole property is covered in grass and contains all together about six ponds that are stocked with tilapia and crawfish. The property is also double fenced in, which doesn't do much as bobcats always find a way in. Yet the tricky part is that there is an annual flood of brackish water (~3% salt content) that covers most of the usable land and lasts for about two weeks. They have tried growing some crops, tomatoes, basil, citrus, potatoes, etc. with no success. Looking into salt tolerant vegetables and fruit trees, there arent many options. Any suggestions on how to develop the property to become a productive/profitable permaculture system? Anyone that can point me to a farm with a similar problem? Any crop suggestions? I dont think they are interested in making it pasture, too many predators.
