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  • From: imam@saleema.fsnet.co.uk
  • To: pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: Re: [pcplantdb] ingredients for hg
  • Date: Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:41:56 +0200 (CEST)

Peapod I like

Saleema




> Message date : Jul 03 2004, 03:25 AM
> From : "Lawrence F. London, Jr."
> To : pcplantdb@lists.ibiblio.org
> Copy to :
> Subject : Re: [pcplantdb] ingredients for hg
> Stephanie Gerson wrote:
>
> > have to tell me if it qualifies as holy, though. I also like Rich's idea
> > of starting a Guacamole Institute. What would that entail? Anyone know
> > about this kind of thing?
>
> Permaculture Plants Online Databases, Inc., a 501C3 non-frofit corporation -
> (or Permaculture Plants Opensource Databases, Inc.)
> http://ppod.org
>
> peapod for short, catchy and sorta fits
>
> ppod.org is available
>
> POD1 a plant database
> POD2 a guild/ecological niche DB
> POD3 a PC systems design DB (aquaculture, water and soil conservation, habitat development (ties in with the guild db), terraforming,
> earthworks and more
> POD4 a gardening/farming/agroforestry DB (ties in with the plant db and the guild db)
>
> - so POD can receive funding directly from donors, foundations, NGO's (how about getting funding from
> internationally active NGO's for use by their various constituencies? - could fit into the appropriate technology category and
> most assuredly fill needs of various 3rd world indigenous and low income folks, in the land use through development of permaculture systems
> complete with appropriate selection of plant material for various uses - a PC plant/guild/other DB online aand accessable by field workers
> and local teachers and practitioners as an educational, agricultural and development resource would be invaluable), government agencies, and
> other NP's.
>
> What about discussing how the online DB might be used and specific groups of people who may need it and for what purposes?
> Also future PC DB's, following the plants one.
>
>
> > -As for URLs, I like the open plants idea. I wouldn't go with anything
> > to complicated, like pcplantdb, because it's harder for people to
> > remember. I also like going with something that refers to relationships,
> > networks, strands (of a web), or in between - considering that this is
> > about relationships between plants. www.inbetween.org is available -
> > nice and simple? What do you say?
> >
> > -Also, can I please be included on the tech list even though I won't
> > understand anything? (Unless it's completely pointless for me to be on
> > it - but I would like to just see what you techies are up to.)
> >
> > -Finally, I will write an initial draft of message to lists and send it
> > to you for comments within the next few days. Be thinking of any lists
> > that you know of that we could send it to (I'm sure Lawrence knows them
> > all!)
>
> --
> L.F.London
> lfl@intrex.net
> http://market-farming.com
> http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech
>
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