permaculture

[Claude Genest <genest@together.net>]

Title: Re: [permaculture] Hand Powered Mulcher?

Depending on the scale of it all, you can go a long way with a machete
> From: Greg Peterson <Greg@permaculture.net>
> Reply-To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2002 07:37:27 -0700
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: [permaculture] Hand Powered Mulcher?

> Hi all,
>
> Greg here from the Urban Farm in Phoenix.  http://www.urbanoasis.permaculture.net/
>
> We are in an urban setting and have little to no space to store brush until nature breaks it down. So, I have started dreaming about the possibility of a hand cranked mulcher.  Something that would grind up the stuff that is too large for composting and wanted to check if anyone has any ideas about:
>
> 1.  Some nonmechanical way to deal with medium sized brush in our urban setting, or
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> 2.  Does someone know of either plans for or a hand cranked mulcher.
>
> The alternative is to send my pile of brush off to the dump via a city truck or fire up a gas powered mulcher and grind it up.  Neither solution do I like.
>
> Any input would be appreciated.
>
> Greg and the Urban Farm team.