permaculture

[Ray Cirino <cobanation@yahoo.com>]

Dear fruit tree growers,
I couldn't help to realize that most of the USA have non edible trees in the 
cities and sprawl areas. When I drive around the LA area it drives me nuts 
seeing all front and back yards really into their non-edible boring 
landscape. Garden centers hardly stock any edibles. Here's what I think is 
going to happen. All the years America has been out of farming and everyone 
having an edible garden, people have not had to grow food, so they grew 
nitrogen fixing trees and shrubs. To grow good fruit, the soils need these 
nitrogen based trees to really pop. I think if we had been growing fruit 
trees the last 60 years we'd be in trouble, because most soils would lack the 
right balance. In conclusion now we can start planting fruit trees, because 
the soils are ready, waiting for a food forest. Maybe things aren't as bad as 
they look.   
Ray

 
The Great Challenges we now face as a species present the very opportunities 
that are giving birth to Ecological, Psychological, and Spiritual 
Sustainability.