permaculture

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A few ideas I would like to discuss with you:

 - participating in a local CSA that utilizes a drop-off method of
 delivering the goods (about three main addresses for city folk, who
 come there to pick up their individual orders).

- dehydrating, canning, etc. 

- selling/trading excess production to organic meat producers

- seed production

- medicinal, pharmaceutical organic plants

- woodlots for firewood, nut growing

- fruit orchards

Any feedback wlecome. I am looking at a big farm lot for sale about one
hours driving from the city.

George (Canada)  

On Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:22:50 -0400, "Lawrence F. London, Jr."
<lfl@intrex.net> said:
> E. E. Mitchamore Jr wrote:
> 
>  > A comment, not about good Permaculture practices, but about locally 
> produced Ag products.  The problem I perceive is 
> the same as with mass-produced products: Transportation and Distribution.
>  I cannot justify driving 20 miles each way 
> early Saturday morning for a bag of fresh vegetables, no matter how good
> they are.  In order for local produce to really 
> work, it has to become more accessible.  In Austin there are good stores
> (Whole Foods started here), and good Farmer's 
> Markets, but they still require a long drive and/or use up a precious
> Saturday.
> 
> Isn't the quality of what you eat that important to you. Why compromise
> and eat conventional produce from the chain 
> supermarkets, part and parcel of a vertically-integrated agrculture
> economy?
> 
>  > Aren't there any Marketing experts that are tired of the Rat Race and 
> willing to apply their expertise to this problem?
> 
> I have thought about this for twenty years. The answer is to start up a
> local production network and marketing coop.
> This umbrella system can serve vendors of all types  from artists to
> computer consultants to woodworkers,
> home remodelers to farmers. It can encompass alternative methods of
> exchange, barter and no$monies. Producer owned and 
> operated using the KISS principle it can work to connect customers with
> producers existing within as small a land area
> as desired. That should satisfy your need to buy your groceries locally
> and don't forget to buy products that are in 
> season and varieties that grow well in your area. Use a system like this
> or lose your money to outside suppliers.
> This can be a local system scalable to regional to national.
> International would be nice too.
> 
> LL

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