permaculture

[lbsaltzman@aol.com]

I buy some produce from a local fruitstand who deals with a lot of local 
organic farmers.  They got in some incredible cherries and the owner of the 
stand told me the story connected with them.  They come from an abandoned 
orchard. The current owner of the orchard ignores them and does absolutely 
nothing. He doesn't prune, weed, fertilize, or spray the trees. They are 
totally ignored.  Once a year a crew comes in and picks the cherries.  This 
has been going on for twelve years yet with no reduction in quality or the 
size of the crop.  There may be a lesson here for a lot of conventional 
farmers who manage orchards.

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