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  • From: "Capt.D.C.G.Fox." <cdfox@optusnet.com.au>
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  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Livingontheland Digest, Vol 188, Issue 1
  • Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:24:28 +1000




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Marty,
Most gardening (unlike lawns) requires digging resulting in carbon loss just
like plowing, however the food miles (plot to plate) are minimal.
Regards,
Douglas.

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:01:21 -0500
From: Marty Kraft <martyk@allspecies.org>
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Livingontheland Digest, Vol 187, Issue
4 Don't overlook lawn/grass areas.
To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing
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Maybe this would be of interest?
http://www.foodnotlawns.com/
http://www.foodnotlawnskc.org/
On Mar 29, 2009, at 11:39 PM, Capt.D.C.G.Fox. wrote:

> If you work lawn between 6 and 9 inches, harvesting the clippings and
> processing through a worm bed and returning the residue to the
> lawn, you
> will be sequestering carbon in a permanent way compared to the
> temporary
> lockup in trees. Water requirements would be minimal and no synthetic





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