permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lflondon@mindspring.com>]

 Date:         Sat, 13 Jan 2001 17:07:28 -0500
 Sender:       Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group
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 From:         David Stanley <sgipm@MAIL.CCSINET.NET>
 Subject:      Re: A vanishing glimpse of traditional farming
 

 is this the same farmland that is the subject of a pbs video series?
 "Japan's Secret Garden

 For at least 2,000 years, a unique way of life has flourished around
the
 shores of Japan's largest freshwater lake - Lake Biwa - fed by more
than 500
 rivers that descend from the rugged, forested interior of Honshu
Island. To
 exploit the abundant mountain water, generations of farmers have
transformed
 the foothills surrounding the lake into a maze of ingeniously
engineered
 terraced fields. The balance between humans and nature is reflected in
the
 Japanese name for the cultivated areas: satoyama (sato --
"village/people"
 and yama -- "mountain/nature"). This high-definition (HDTV) documentary
 captures the subtle lessons and lush abundance of Satoyama.

 Original broadcast date: 12/18/2000
 Topic: geography/oceanography,"



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