permaculture

["Kathy Evans" <evansdk@earthlink.net>]

Steve, Can you tell me a little about what "brushwood stacking" and
brushwood chipping are for,how they fit into the big picture? I just leave
my brushwood in a pile. A neighbor once said, "I hope you realize that's a
perfect habitat for snakes." Yes, precisely, and a lot of other li'l
critters.  Thanks, Kathy

Kathy Evans
evansdk@earthlink.net



> [Original Message]
> From: Steve Diver <steved@ncat.org>
> To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 12/26/2006 11:31:41 AM
> Subject: [permaculture] better idea, re MEN petition
>
> Hello John -
>
> It seems you're looking for "any" information that explains
> the methods of Jean Pain.  
>
> Rather engage in a "petition" to Mother Earth News, just
> write a polite and encouraging letter that you'd like them to
> explore an update article.  But you don't know what their
> plans for the next year are or how much staff they can
> devote to revisting this topic.
>
> The most immediate way to get the information you seek
> is to conduct your own research.
>
> You can borrow the book thru Inter-Library Loan.
>
> You can find Internet articles.   I'll send you my web
> research notes from May 2001, but keep in mind they
> were a snapshot in time.
>
> The methods of Jean Pain include brushwood chipping,
> brushwood stacking and thermophilic management,
> byproduct of biothermic heating for hydronic tubing
> and distribution of hot water to homes and greenhouses,
> byproduct of gasification for kitchen fuel burning,
> byproduct of humusy compost for soil building.  
>
> Depending on what you want -- soil building
> or biofuels -- there are several options that match
> local biomass and equipment/labor resources.
>
> Steve Diver
>
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