Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

   During the Spanish Colonial era, mapmakers used the word 'Quivira' to 
designate unknown territory beyond the frontier; it was also a term for an 
elusive golden dream.
http://quiviracoalition.org/About_Us/index.html


The Quivira Coalition's 9th Annual Conference
November 10-12th, 2010, in Albuquerque, New Mexico
   "The Carbon Ranch: Fighting Climate Change through Food and Stewardship"
   Climate change is the most pressing issue confronting humanity. It is also 
a tremendous opportunity. Right now, the only possibility of large-scale 
removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere is through plant 
photosynthesis and other land-based carbon sequestration activities. 
Strategies include: enriching soil carbon, farming with perennials, employing 
climate-friendly livestock practices, conserving natural habitat, restoring 
degraded watersheds and rangelands, and producing local food. Over the past 
decade, many of these strategies have been demonstrated to be both practical 
and profitable. A carbon ranch bundles them into an economic whole with the 
aim of creating climate-friendly landscapes that are both healthy 
ecologically and the source of healthy food. In this conference we will 
explore this exciting new frontier and learn from `carbon pioneers' from 
around the world.
http://www.quiviracoalition.org/

http://quiviracoalition.org/About_Us/Articles/


paul tradingpost@lobo.net


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On 2/4/2010 at 5:18 AM Emery Mitchamore wrote:

>I've never heard of the Quivera Coalition, but I'll look it up and see.
>
>On Feb 3, 2010, at 9:35 AM, Tradingpost wrote:
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>> I figured being close by you'd know this guy ... actually I do miss the
>Hill Country sometimes. And I was about to add I bet his ranch vegetation
>stood up to the drought when his neighbors were burned dry. Is the Quivera
>Coalition active in that area?
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>> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
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>> On 2/3/2010 at 9:15 AM Emery Mitchamore wrote:
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>>> I've spent a good bit of time with Mr. Bamberger and at the Ranch, and
>>> can testify that he's a rare individual.  There are those in the area
>who
>>> disagree with some of his methods, but all who have met him become
>strong
>>> supporters.  The staff at Bamberger Ranch are also a stellar bunch.
>>> Stephen Fuller, the Ranch biologist, is my main contact for growing the
>>> Snowbells mentioned in the article.
>>>
>>> As most know, we suffered severe drought in 2008 and 2009, and Bamberger
>>> Ranch felt it, with streams and lakes drying up, but the general
>>> vegetation held up well, and, when the rains returned (courtesy of el
>>> Nino), the land responded well.
>>>
>>> BTW, this land is NOT suitable for farming - 0" to 6" of poor clay.  It
>>> will, however, support some herbivores.
>>>
>>> On Feb 3, 2010, at 8:53 AM, Tradingpost wrote:
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>>>> Texas Rancher An Unlikely Environmentalist
>>>> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123068681
>>>> by Wade Goodwyn February 2, 2010
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