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[Robyn Williamson <rz.williamson@optusnet.com.au>]

Hiy'all
I have just joined the list because I heard the discussion about guilds 
was happening.  In September we started trialling various guilds as 
part of Project Human Tractor which aims to clear 1000 sq metres of 
kikuyu on public land and plant a forest of food as we go.  More than 
half of the trials will be in Australian bushtucker selections 
including Microlaena stipoides and Microcitrus australasica.  Details 
about Project Human Tractor soon on our web page.

In regard to the 'initial thoughts prompt', these are mine and I think 
it all should be available freely on the web if that is possible:

1.  Would like to be able to enter x, y, z first as soil type, climate 
and aspect/elevation.

2.  All of our stuff has provenance with a photo.

3.  We were using a simple spreadsheet that is easy to sort into 
botanical, common or family names, dimensions (mature height x width x 
caliper), flowering times, colour, season, etc including rootstocks, 
vigour, associations, habits, habitat, form, provenance and other 
information.  We have this in an Excel document for our first 100 
species.  Now we are putting them all (estimated 500 spp including 
plants, birds, insects, reptiles, amphibians and other animals commonly 
found on the site) in an Appleworks database.

4.  Sorry not to know which end of the internet is up.

Robyn Williamson
PDC, Urban Horticulturist
Hon Sec, Fagan Park Community Eco Garden Committee
Local Seed Network Coordinator, North Western Sydney Community Seed 
Savers
ph/fx:  (612) 9629 3560
www.genevar.com.au/seedsavers/lsn/32.html
rz.williamson@optusnet.com.au