permaculture

["Antonio Scotti" <antonio.scotti@tiscali.es>]

Title: Re: [permaculture] Ailanthus

Rick,

thanks for the info about Ailanthus, I'll consider all that when I write down my design for the place.

 

As about the spanish documentation, well I am going after it like a mad!!!

Some time ago I sent a messsage to this list looking for references but had no answer.

I am running a web portal which is supposed to be a pool of documents on permaculture in spanish

and people can submit what they have por publication, but I have not had any submissions yet after

little more than a year.

Have a look http://www.permacultura-es.org, the amount of documents there is very little, if you know of any spanish speaking authors

please tell them to get in touch with me.

 

All the best

Antonio

----- Original Message -----

From: Rick Valley

To: permaculture

Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 7:21 PM

Subject: Re: [permaculture] Ailanthus

From: "Antonio Scotti" <antonio.scotti@tiscali.es>
does anyone know any permacultural use for the Ailanthus trees

which here in Spain (Barcelonas' area at least) are considered a weed?

They must be called "tree of heaven" for a reason! Besides the coppice making good compost and mulch in summer, It is the primary food plant for the large and showy Ailanthus silk moth, which while never really making it as a commercial silk species could be raised for the esthetic value and as a subject for school  science projects. have been told that it is excellent animal fodder (by a small farm homesteader in semi-arid British Columbia)  I cannot verify that, and more than that I do not know.

btw, Antonio, I am interested in sources for written permaculture material en Espanol, if you have any suggestions.

-Rick Valley

Oregon,  EUA