pcplantdb

["John Schinnerer" <john@eco-living.net>]

Aloha,

> I agree that Threshold is more academic/research-oriented, which is why I
> feel we should emphasize the relationships-between-plants aspect of our
> project.  Plant databases (like PFAF) already exist, and we have to prove
> that we are collecting and presenting original information, in this case,
> not about plants per say, but about relationships *between* them.  Ya
> dig?

Yes - and, we are still being original simply in taking a permaculture-centric
approach with our initial plant database.  We haven't found anything that
really meets that need elsewhere, at least not in one source, thus the genesis
of this project.

By permaculture-centric I mean looking at plants from a PC perspective - their
inputs, outputs, multiple functions and (eventually) multiple relational
characteristics.  We're intending to gather and make available plant
information from and for that perspective - for permaculture design
applications of/for plants (and eventually critters, etc.).

> p.s. Does everyone else see those awful black squares in my posts?  What
> are they?  I have faith that one of you can solve the mystery...

I'm not seeing them, probably because I read my mail in plain text.  Some
questions re the mystery:

Are you using a Mac?
What software (what e-mail program) are you using to read, reply to and
compose messages?
Are you using HTML, RTF (Rich Text) or Microsoft Word format when composing
messages?
Do you know what character set your e-mail program uses by default?

cheers,
John S.


John Schinnerer - MA, Whole Systems Design
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