permaculture

["gil carandang" <gil_carandang@hotmail.com>]

hi!
if your scenario is tropical, i could be of help.  also you need to define 
your goals and your economic objectives.  you can go major crop coffee and 
intercrop with durian for example.  let me know exactly what you have in 
mind.
thanks,
gil carandang
herbana farms
philippines


> From: Marimike6@cs.com
> Reply-To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Where can I find information about crop 
> density,yield, pr...
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 15:35:23 EDT
>
> In a message dated 6/24/2003 4:44:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> elijahs@earthlink.net writes:
> > Hey, everyone, I'm hoping some of you can help me.  I'm planning a
> > sustainable homestead situation, with an emphasis on agroforestry and 
> polyculture
> > food forests.  I've been trying to figure out, for a variety of crops 
> (coffee,
> > tea, vanilla) what is a "standard" planting density, yield per acre and 
> price
> > per ton.   I can't find any information on this but I'm sure it must 
> exists -
> > how do farmers decide what to plant?
> >
> >  Thanks,
> >    Elijah
> >
> You didn't mention where you are. I assume from your list (vanilla, etc.)
> that you are someplace tropical. If you were in the US you could just 
> contact
> your local Ag Extension, or the university. If you're in some out of the 
> way
> place like Trinidad I'm sure they have something quite similar. I suspect 
> there
> are few places by now in the semi-developed world that don't sponsor some 
> sort
> of ag research and statistical base through the ministry of agriculture or 
> the
> schools. Go down to the library and ask around. That's what librarians are
> there for-- answering questions that have been asked before.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Mike
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