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  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] TWO AGRICULTURES, NOT ONE, By John Michael Greer
  • Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2010 5:52:05 -0700

I agree that we need to use what is available now. We also should take a long
view to avoid the mistakes humans so frequently make.

In my case taking scare nutrients from one part of my land to use intensively
will reduce the all ready meager fertility at the source so importing from
wasteful neighbors will be the way to go.


---- Tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net> wrote:
>
> Sustainability is not the only consideration. I strongly urge recycling
> whatever organic waste we can use for growing. The fact that it may not be
> around at some time in the future is beside the point. It's here now and we
> can make good use of it or do less without it.
>
> You can take that argument to its logical conclusion and figure that if the
> resources to make the tiller or shovel or hoe didn't come from the selfsame
> plot then it's not sustainable.
>
> paul tradingpost@lobo.net
>
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********
>
> On 9/26/2010 at 2:43 PM Mike wrote:
>
>
> >If you have to do anything extra to the extensive area, even
> >periodically, that is not actually supplied by that area, then it is
> >simply not sustainable.
>
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