permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <lfl@intrex.net>]

akiva w wrote:

> so far, guests are mainly from europe, israel,
> america, and i just had one from quatar.
>
> i use all the municipal water i need for about
> $20/month and have very effective rainwater catchment
> as well. currently in the process of creating
> extensive greywater systems and water gardens. plus,
> i've been brewing up a lot of what i call "jungle
> juice", weed tea abundant stinging nettle and bottling
> in reused plastic bottles i rescue from trashcans.
> selling it by the liter for about $10, it's close to
> pure profit. do the numbers for a 30 gallon batch.

Right on. Just buying it will cause them to think alternatively about 
gardening and nourishing
plants and the soil. Can you get rock dusts anywhere there? Quarry dust, i.e. 
siltation pond fines?
You could use and sell that for good profit and provide a vary valuable soil 
amendment; great for +PR.

> > If you do a blog or website let us know. Google
> > offers excellent free blog software - they
> > bought out Blogger.
>
>
> i don't normally read or write blogs myself.
> except for a few important listserves, my writings are
> being developed into an ebook with digital photos for
> download (can you say "paypal?") and will make the
> availability date known on the list when it's
> available (but don't hold your breath, it will
> probably be at least 6mos-year from now.

Paypal is a great way to go and a valuable resource for anyone wanting to 
market anything
through the web.

> where are you in carolina? do you make it to earthaven

Chapel Hill in the Central Piedmont at the edge of the triassic basin that 
leads to the coastal plain.
Kind of a pre-pre-mountainous region, i.e. somewhat hilly with great views. I 
am on 6 acres 1/2 mile from
and high above a major river.

Have never been to Earthhaven but would enjoy a visit. Currently am saving up for a major book and subscription purchase 
from their bookstore, mostly of a PC nature.

> much? those folks really got it going as far as i
> know, and the asheville area seemed more eco-literate
> than practically any other area in america i've been.

Their website shouws some very interesting projects. They are in an excellent part of the NC mountains with a moderate 
climate without extremes like some places in Oregon - big azalea and rhododendron industry there. Black Mountain NC has 
Black Mountain College with a museum containing a permanent display on Buckminster Fuller, a man with true inspiration 
who shared freely with everyone.

> cheerio-
> akiva

Have a productive New Year too and keep making the fermented plant extracts. Se if you can get hold of some local rock 
dust for your gardens an tea brews. I'll post some photos and vids of my farm before too long.
I am tooling up to manufacture worldclass lifetime hand tools fo raised bed 
gardening. I can give you exclusive
Middle East importation rights if you're interested. :-) Will post pics of 
some prototypes when ready.
Likely as soon as some Chinese job shop sees them I will find my tools 
imported into the US for sale at the Borg
cheap as dirt :-)

LL