permaculture

[Walt Dennig <edennig@pacbell.net>]

I remember these terraces from a trip there in '96 . . . the one 
thing missing from some of them is the use of Vetiver (Vetiver 
zizanioides) as a barrier and "auto-terracer" . . .     Although this 
link is not about agriculture, you can see the power of this plant in action:
http://vetiver.org/ICV3-Proceedings/MAD_rail_stab.pdf2.pdf

This grass has been used for centuries as a natural auto-terracer, in 
the Caribbean and India . . . now it is being used in most of the 
tropic and sub-tropic countries . . . http://vetiver.org has a wealth 
of information that would be useful as an adjunct to permaculture . . .

Walt

At 08:35 AM 5/22/2007, you wrote:

> More fantastic pictures!
>
> I would really like to spend a few hours learning about these systems.
>  I suspect that they are labor intensive, but it would be good to hear
> from a permaculture person that has spent time there and working in
> other systems.
>
> On 5/18/07, Lawrence F. London, Jr. <lfl@intrex.net> wrote:
> > Terraced farmland in Madagascar
> > http://www.pbase.com/diego_elorza/image/55694648
> > http://www.pbase.com/diego_elorza/image/55694643
> >
> > Very different kinds of terraces; larger, greater water impoundment;
> > would seem to be a real challenge to control water flow::
> > http://www.pbase.com/diego_elorza/image/55694633
> > http://www.pbase.com/diego_elorza/image/55694644
> >
> > Terraced riverbed in valley bottom:
> > http://www.pbase.com/diego_elorza/image/55694654
> >
> > The whole gallery:
> > http://www.pbase.com/diego_elorza/madagascar&page=all
> > --
> > Lawrence F. London, Jr.
> > Venaura Farm
> > lfl@intrex.net
> > http://market-farming.com
> > http://market-farming.com/venaurafarm
> > http://venaurafarm.blogspot.com/
> > http://www.ibiblio.org/ecolandtech
> >
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