permaculture

[FranksFarm@aol.com]

Hi Keith,

    Always read your posts with interest. I admire the work you guys are 
doing, and only hope that I can do similar things down here.

<< I wondered if you had considered
hosting a permaculture design course at your place. >>

I certainly have:)

I know we have discussed such a possibility in the past, but time, and money 
always seem to get in the way.

Perhaps we could run this as a PC Designer's Challenge...kind of like the TV 
show on HGTV. Different designers present owners with a plan, and then they 
choose one best for them.

Better yet different plans could be presented, critiqued, and perhaps then a 
consensus reached on best overall PC design that could be developed in 
stages, or as labor permits. In addition each step/project would be spelled 
out in detail with rationales,costs,man hour estimates, etc., etc., which 
could be invaluable to others.

 I 'm willing to make my farm available as a future site for PC Demonstration 
Seminars,  Courses, whatever. Thus folks could actually see how these ideas 
work on a farm basis that could be emulated.

What do you think?

Another possibility is to offer this PC Challenge via the list. I could then 
attempt to lay out physical aspects of the farm, layout, resources etc. to 
give Designers, PC folks the info they need to produce a plan. The list could 
then review plans, comment, make suggestions etc. Obviously costs, labor, 
economics need to be factored in on a farm of this size.

It's really quite a Challenge. It would also be fun designing from the ground 
up with someone sympathetic to PC.

Anyone brave enough to take a shot at this. It's like a real world PC 
simulation game:) 

Bye for now, Frank