permaculture

["Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

Cory Brennan wrote:
> Some nice ideas. I would lean toward creating ecosystems as much as
> possible that blended with whatever is next to the highway.

Here's a very nice naturally overgrown watercourse that could be 
anywhere, beside a highway, in the country, in a neighborhood.
Stream and embankment:
http://ic2.pbase.com/o4/27/568427/1/53496079.Pretoro10.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/csanchez/image/53496079
http://i.pbase.com/o4/27/568427/1/53496423.Pretoro11.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/csanchez/image/53496423
Gardens:
http://i.pbase.com/v3/27/568427/1/47804911.Pretoro4.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/csanchez/image/47804911

> One way to handle the fertility issue with building materials might
> be to have clumps of bamboo surrounded by "guild" type supporting
> plants - nitrogen fixers, dynamic accumulators, etc. You need a lot
> of material for biofuels - bamboo might be more practical and it can
> be used for many things, not just building.

Bamboo is very invasive, could be a problem. The giant bamboo might be 
used in controlled situations but it too is invasive requiring track 
loader or backhoe for removal if needed.

> I hope they will avoid monocropping, whatever they do. Guild
> polycrops would be a conversation starter and a great example.  It
> could even be economically viable if they create the right harvests -
> maybe even pay for highway repairs or something :-) Imagine that! A
> government paying its own way through efficient, sustainable use of
> commons.
I think that, with the proper planning, materials specsheets and 
execution this could actually be done.
Better now than later!
And no pesticides in any category, especially herbicides!!