permaculture

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

A few things I have been thinking about regarding earlier posts...

Liquid manure/biogass effluent - Though I'm pretty sure the rates of 
application I listed should be OK in general, at least early on it would be 
valuable to test the effluent at least for N and apply 
accordingly.  Another aspect is the method of application, much in these 
parts in "knifed in", injected through a hollow shank on a simple tillage 
tool.  Basically squirts the stuff into a little furrow.  Though this 
concentrates the material and likely raises heck with the soil biota 
adjacent to the furrow, most of the soil does not get impaired and should 
be able to recolonize any harmed area.  This also keeps N volatilization 
down and stink too.

I talked with my buddy Martin Jelenc about ferro-concrete, he says 
galvanized lath has no serious issues of corrosion from dis similar 
metals.  I would still steer clear of chicken wire.  I'm still thinking 
about wether welding the steel makes any sense.  It would be pretty simple 
to do with straight mild steel, but any coating like the epoxy that was 
described or galvanizing would have to be ground off.  Might make some 
sense for some more wild shapes, especially in conjunction with a bending 
tool.  Has anyone used slip forming with this technique?

I very curious if there are any lurkers on this list of a more right wing 
perspective, or does it stop with my rageing centrism?

I also wonder if people like the stuff I forward from Grazers Edge?  No one 
has said one way or another.  For those who don't participate there I would 
guess I'm sending on about 2-5% of that list's content.

A thought on PC designers/teaching courses.  Is there a chance one of you 
brave instructors would do an intensive for more advanced students without 
formal PC training?  If I could get all the way to teacher in 2 weeks for 
$2000 US I would go for it.

I guess thats it for now.  Hope all are well (really!)
Mark L