permaculture

[Javan Kerby Bernakevitch <jk.bernakevitch@gmail.com>]

Permaculture phratry,

When asked, Fungi Perfecti, the company that provided evidence that Oyster
Mushrooms can metabolize diesel fuel, responded that while the mushrooms
uptake diesel out of the soil the heavy metals found in diesel are then
transferred and accumulated into the fruiting body.

"The mushrooms would have to be removed and taken to a waste disposal land
fill. So this is an issue. Heavy metals do not change forms and are the same
in the soil as in the mushroom. There may be issues on what to do with the
contaminated mushrooms but the ability of fungi to uptake heavy metals shows
what potential mushrooms might have for use to utilize. We do not work with
heavy metal contamination specifically and have chosen to work on compounds
that fungi can break down and change to a more benign form. In many cases
soil removal and replacement might be the best choice."

I too want to point to fungi and it's benefits in this arena, however there
are realities when talking about fungal soil remediation techniques that for
fair assessment need to be presented.

Fungi can help us, but only to a point. Referring to this kingdom's
qualities to fix human caused issues in a silver bullet fashion only
reinforces our reactionary mode of living.

What I know is Action Dispels Despair and I must act in some way that helps
to re-mediate this issue while continue to distance myself from social and
economic activities that supports continued dependence on oil.

A friend recently told me in passing that, "the most revolutionary act we
can take part in is growing our own food." Based on an oil dependent
agriculture system the more I grow and support local oil averse agricultural
farms the more I model and support a system that moves away from oil as
primary energy.

I profess not to know the answers, only to be willing to constantly look at
my answers and be willing to change with the world as it rapidly changes.

In Permaculture and Camaraderie,

Javan



On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 5:04 PM, jamesdavid Sneed
<harvestcircle@hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> So how many of us have actually made the suggested phone calls to seed
> companies demanding their corn, beet, and chard seed be tested, or no more
> seed orders from us?
>
> > Date: Tue, 4 May 2010 13:03:31 -0400
> > From: cschampagne@gmail.com
> > To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> > Subject: Re: [permaculture] Fwd: Hair to help
> >
> > Why are we sending these emails around to ourselves?
> > Send suggestions to BP, or whoever can actually do something about the
> great
> > ideas being presented here!
> > Keeping the information within a small Yahoo group is very inspiring, but
> > not helpful, it would seem to me.
> > No criticism intended, just the next step for getting something to
> actually
> > get done.
> >
> > Thanks for all the great ideas!
> > Carolyn
> >
> > On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Steven & Margaret Eisenhauer <
> > eisenhauerdesign@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > Is it feasible to get empty supertankers in the gulf to skim oil off
> the
> > > surface to be refined?  I imagine floating mats with intakes just below
> the
> > > surface pumping oil/water mixture into their holds for removal as a
> first
> > > response to decrease the volume of loose oil before it hits beaches.  I
> am
> > > sure the refineries can handle a water oil mixture given the technology
> > > that
> > > is being used on oil sands in Canada where currently a good share of
> our
> > > gasoline is now coming from.  BP is saying weeks to months before they
> can
> > > get a handle on the well head, which could mean catastrophic quantities
> of
> > > oil spilled with possible contamination of the Gulf Stream.
> > >
> > > Steven Eisenhauer
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> > > [mailto:permaculture-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lawrence
> F.
> > > London, Jr.
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 10:50 AM
> > > To: permaculture
> > > Subject: Re: [permaculture] Fwd: Hair to help
> > >
> > > Angela Manno wrote:
> > > > Hi Friends,
> > > >
> > > > This horrific disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may be eased by the use
> > > > of hair mats and oil metabolizing mushrooms, something that I know
> > > > many in permaculture have spoken about as a remedy to oil spills.
> > > > Well, if there were ever a time to mobilize such an effort, this is
> > > > it. Please read below and respond.
> > >
> > > This is good info but the rest of the hysterical biased political crap
> > > you posted is not appropriate for this list, especially that wonderful
> > > Facebook link, not to a FB page but to a place where the newbies can
> get
> > > stuck with getting their profile info shared with many people they do
> > > not know. A heads up to FB users about this.
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-- 
Javan Kerby Bernakevitch