permaculture

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

At 08:40 AM 8/8/02 -0400, you wrote:
> Good day Robyn et al:)
>
>     Robyn...great post. Really hits the nail on the head!
>
> I now realize I have bitten off more than I can chew.
>
> So it just means I have to go a lot slower:)

Naw, just means ya need more cattle!  They work cheaper than hippies and 
frequently smell better (I was one, I know).  Seriously, one of the great 
tenets of PC is exploiting the natural work animals do.

> Seriously I bought THIS land because it was very private, away from
> development, no neighbors within site but close enough. I looked at a lot of
> farms, areas of US...so I had a good feel for the type of property I wanted.
>
> But you know once you have looked, and looked, and looked some more. And
> traveled 1000s of miles in the process there comes a point in time that you
> get so tired, and frustrated that you just go for it!
>
> I really love this land. And it is set in a beautiful area of southern
> Kentucky consisting primarily of small farms, cattle, tobacco and lots of
> forested hillsides to delight the eye.
>
> Wish I could take you through it. There's a great deal of biodiversity. But
> alas I still can't ID much of it.
>
>  I believe it would make a great ECO-Village or some sort of PC/Sustainable
> Living Center. I want to preserve and enhance this farm. Large tracts like
> this are fast disappearing, and seldom at any given time.

LOL - though these seem like good ideas the human dynamics are hard to 
manage.  I also find most of the folks interested in eco villages are broke 
idealists, not necessarily what you need.  Cattle are great that way, don't 
like one?  Eat it!  I'm not saying don't try it, but sure as heck don't 
bank on it.

>  All it needs is the right people with the vision, and the ability to 
> make it
> work.
>
> Lots of folks have expressed an interest in doing same...but making the leap
> is the hard part:) If anyone is interested please contact me at
> gcreekfarm@aol.com.
>
> Cheerio:)  Frank
>
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Mark P. Ludwig
Poultry Research Lab
University of Wisconsin -Madison
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