permaculture

[mIEKAL aND <dtv@mwt.net>]

I think the original point was to bust up concrete in a more subversive
fashion, as a form of active resistence to concrete covering the planet.
mIEKAL

Rick Valley wrote:

> I too have heard Bill's story about busting up concrete with legume seeds. I
> think it'd be a good thing to try if you owned some new lava flow on Hawaii.
> For busting up sidewalks, I favor two humans, a 5 ft. pry bar and an 8 lb.
> sledge. Lower tech than a concrete drill (unless you have the machismo to do
> it with a star point and 2lb. hammer) but best of all, you can easily obtain
> re-usable building stone or flags for a new walk or patio. ("urbanite") One
> person pries up on the slab, the other strikes at the desired breaking
> point. And, you get to sing & work together. It's not hard; as Bill Mollison
> would say, even women & vegetarians can do it.