permaculture

[Cory Brennan <cory8570@yahoo.com>]

The site is definitely going to affect what you can sell. If you're in a 
brownfield you will have to remediate and go through gov't channels to prove 
that you did. It is potentially a lot of work. If there was a gas station, 
car repair, factory, etc, there is probably contaminants there. There is 
funding for it though which can be helpful. If you go the conventional route 
it can take millions of dollars and removal of most of the soil to clean it, 
but if you work with the power of nature it becomes much less expensive and a 
faster process. I would strongly suggest getting soils tested well, and if 
contaminated, working with a microbe and/or fungi specialist to clean them 
up. Fungi can even remove radiation from soil!  Heavy metals, petroleum, it 
can all be cleaned up by nature. All we do as permaculturists is speed up 
natural succession and enable it when it can't get a foothold on its own 
(such as reforesting a barren desert). 

Cory

--- On Wed, 5/19/10, Cuauhtemoc Landeros <descendingeagle@gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Cuauhtemoc Landeros <descendingeagle@gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Farming in Light Industrial Zoning
> To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 10:29 AM
> I would definetly look into soil
> tests to know what ur working with from
> there its a matter of cleanup, fungi, plants and bacteria
> all depending on
> whats there. Some of the more seasoned veterans might have
> some lists for
> you regarding remediation. Raised beds work swell just make
> sure no roots
> would go into the contaminated soil. Ive heard strawbales
> work with about
> a cup o compost per plant. As for the county, no clue but
> good luck with
> them.
> Grow it Strong.....
> Cuauhtemoc
> 
> On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 11:10 PM, Chris Carnevale
> <c.s.carnevale@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone have experience with farming in light
> industrial zoning?
> > I imagine the rules vary from town to town, but any
> general experience
> > or insights?  My thoughts are, of course, buy
> cheap unused industrial
> > property and start a farm in the city.  Specific
> concerns are zoning
> > restrictions and contaminants in the ground (would
> raised beds help in
> > any significant way?).  I've heard of gardens
> going up on top of
> > asphalt in Detroit, so it seems to me that
> contamination/hardpan may
> > be possible to overcome.  Furthermore, would the
> siting affect the
> > health departments allowing of produce to be sold?
> >
> > Thanks for any input.
> >
> > Chris Carnevale
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