permaculture

[Marimike6@cs.com]

All--

I think Jamie may be onto something in his message that begins "Hello 
everyone, I've not studied invasives/weeds/exotics etc but there are some 
broad 
points I'd like to make: the undoubted negative connotation of these words 
suggest 
they are used and applied by those with intentions regarding the land in 
question or, more primordially, suggest an unconscious belief in the 'right' 
of 
humans to utilize the land, sea, rivers etc for their own needs."

Much of the earth that is accessible to us-- the part that has already been 
transformed into real estate, has in fact already been degraded. We might as 
well work with what we have to try to improve it.

We should proceed as intelligently as we can. After all, almost everywhere 
it's still possible to ignorantly do something that will make matters worse. 
So 
a bit of education is in order. But there is a basic flaw in following the 
premise to its extreme that any time we disturb the soil we are doing damage 
to 
the environment. We need to bend it toward our own purposes while still 
saving 
a portion of it for the fulfillment of its own purposes. Finding that balance 
is thinking and working permaculturally. IMO.

Whatever its origin, the kudzu on my land today is not wanted.  The tubers 
are a yard deep and the old ones as big as my leg. I respect some of the 
natural 
environment, but not so much that I won't dig down and pull up these rascals 
by hand. I need that land for other purposes.

Nature is all well and good-- in its place.  :)