permaculture

[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

Arnie,
You'll definitely want to contact our friends at
Associacion Gaia
Gustavo and Silvia Ramirez
Almafuerte 1732, San Martin, Buenos Aires 1650, Argentina
54+14-752-2197, 54+2-272-4-920072
http://www.gaia.com.ar
gaia@gaia.com.ar <mailto:gaia@gaia.com.ar>



Arnie Lehmann wrote:

> Hello Keith,
>
> We just bought a small finca in Argentina in the wine district of 
> Mendoza. I am very interested in the permaculture movement and would 
> like to incorportate a number of ideas into this endeavor.
>
> We will be moving there in a couple of years, but for now it is a 
> productive vinyard and fruit orchard. The house on the property is 
> built in the old style of brick and stucco, the climate is a bit like 
> Napa Valley Calif. and I would like to get some good reference 
> materials in the form of books and info on how to convert the vinyard 
> and orchard into an organic operation, with extensive mulching and 
> vermiculture as well as making the house as energy efficient as possible.
>
> So am looking for sources, info and ideas on where to begin and are 
> there any other "permies" in Argentina that I might hook up with.
>
> Thanks
> Arnie Lehmann
>
> arnie_lehmann@hotmail.com
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Culture's Edge at Earthaven Ecovillage
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