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- From: Allan Balliett <allan.balliett AT gmail.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 19:39:59 -0400
Pam - Did you find instructions or pointers in Fortier's book on how to make your own vacuum seeder? Hopefully, it's something I overlooked with my tendency to read books through the index rather than page-by-page. Otherwise, it's strange to bring up the idea of a do-it-yourself tool in a how-to-do-it book without giving one some idea of how to do it!
When he talked about the tarps, did he mention what finished size he uses? In the book, I'd swear it was a 100ft tarp wide enough to cover a 3 ft bed (4t I'd assume) but 24ft wide is the narrowest I can find in the US.I'd sure like to know what he's advocating.
Thanks, Pam - Allan in WV
On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 5:03 PM, Pam Twin Oaks <pam AT twinoaks.org> wrote:
Pam"Occultation" is an awkward word in English. Apparently it's used in astronomy to mean blocking light from reaching another planet. It's technically pretty accurate. I can't think of a more common word we could use.Etienne and others looking into silage tarps: I went to a workshop given by Jean-Martin Fortier at the Virginia Biofarming Conference. There he said it is important that the tarps don't let water through. So, the Texsol might not work as well. If it does, let us know. I'm happy to know that in the US the tarps are sold as silage covers. that will speed my search. Thank you.I am very much enjoying reading Jean-Martin's book and will review it on my website when I reach the end.
--Pam Dawling
Author of Sustainable Market Farming, Intensive Vegetable Production on a Few Acres
sustainablemarketfarming.com
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[Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier,
Allan Balliett, 04/13/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier,
Etienne Goyer, 04/13/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier,
Deb Taft, 04/13/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier, Etienne Goyer, 04/13/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier,
Deb Taft, 04/13/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier,
Pam Twin Oaks, 04/15/2014
- Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier, Allan Balliett, 04/15/2014
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Re: [Market-farming] Silage tarps ala Fortier,
Etienne Goyer, 04/13/2014
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