permaculture

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

Daimen Hardie wrote:
> I'm planting fruit and nut trees in an old field turned alder patch, and 
> thought to raise beds of soil to plant in as the area is often very wet. The 
> land shows sign of old ditching and drainage, most running directly down 
> slope.  Swales on contour are going in, to intercept the runnels and improve 
> infiltration, but I'm concerend that waterlogging will continue at times and 
> stress the trees.  I have read of 'turtleback mounds', raised beds for 
> trees, but I'm uncertain as to how high and wide to build them.

http://www.pbase.com/ravic/hanoi_sapa_sep2005&page=3

Have a look at this amazing extensive farming system; hand labor and water 
buffalo.
Look at the pix of threshing rice by hand.

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