permaculture

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

jamesdavid Sneed wrote:

> Lastly, I would like to reiterate, in case I omitted it or failed to
> be clear before, that what I advocate is much more than just "growing
> all one's own food". It is the conscious finding, or planting, or
> gently altering small portions of the environment for food growing AS
> well as HARVEST FROM THE WILD OR NEAR-WILD SPACES SUCH AS FOOD
> FORESTS, BE THEY PLANTED OR FOUND. For me, the ocean and seashore is
> as important as the forest, and no it doesn't take hundreds or acres
> or miles or whatever Toby said for wild harvests. 

Well said; advocating for the lightest footprint. This seems the essence 
of Fukuoka and many hundreds of experts over the centuries who advocate
minimal invasiveness in food production, for the home or for market.