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- From: "Jill Taylor Bussiere" <jdt AT itol.com>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: rock farming
- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:55:53 -0600
Could one not use rocks to draw heat as well? And as shade for the larger
ones? And plant around them accordingly, with those plants that would
benefit?
----- Original Message -----
From: <BBGREGSON AT cs.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 1:52 PM
Subject: [market-farming] Re: rock farming
> Liz,
>
> We have "glacial till" here with lots of various sized rocks. We collect
> them in piles by size and use them to hold down ground cloth, as bases for
> concrete or gravel floors (so far have used 5 or 6 cubic yards for that
> purpose, saving quite a bit of money in gravel and concrete in the
process),
> for rock walls, and in general landscaping (around ponds).
> Even rocks so large that our small tractor can barely push or roll them
have
> been useful.
> We used to think that these were a real hassle, but they have become an
asset!
>
> Bob and Bonnie Gregson
> Vashon Island, WA
>
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-
rock farming,
Liz Pike, 02/19/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: rock farming, Kevin Ancell, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Bill Shoemaker, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, BBGREGSON, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Leigh, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, robert schuler, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Tom Anslow, 02/20/2001
- Re: rock farming, Miranda Smith, 02/20/2001
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