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  • From: Rain Tenaqiya <raincascadia@yahoo.com>
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  • Subject: [permaculture] I've found the real world to be much
  • Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 16:48:50 -0700 (PDT)

 "I've found the real world to be much more challenging than most people
would believe."
 
Yes, and I think our courses and writing should reflect this fact, instead of
promoting instant pie in the sky.  Living sustainably is not easy.  I'm still
waiting for the time I can be the reclining designer.  A lot of people regard
me as pessimistic, but my attempt to live a permaculture lifestyle has shown
me how idealistic (and maybe naive) I still am. 
 
Rain




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> Under these conditions I often put chicks and
> their mom in the tractor for the first week (moving it daily) for more
> protection and better food supply.

I think a modified tractor makes for an excellent brooder!

> I've decided on a pastured paddock system but with one chicken coop for
> sleeping and laying for better predator protection (snakes are a bigger
> problem than ferrets) and more convenient egg collection.

What sorts of problems have you had with snakes?

> Notice that
> you don't comment on this option.

I made a small link to some stuff about predators. I'm currently
fleshing the article out a bit more.




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