permaculture

[Mark <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

At 06:35 PM 5/13/02 -0400, you wrote:
> What role might cover cropping serve in cleaning out chemical laden land ?

Works for accumulating some heavy metals, of course now you have toxic 
forages to deal with.  Also could help to feed soil life, and that's where 
the real work horses of detox are.  I remember in collage learning about 
the effects of simple time, feed,  and micro-organisms as a method of 
handling low level industrial pollution.  Really quite a testament to the 
power of the planet to clean itself, with a little help from it's friends.
Mark


Mark P. Ludwig
Poultry Research Lab
University of Wisconsin -Madison
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