permaculture

[Lisa Rollens <rollens@fidnet.com>]

Interesting Paul, and I plant black locusts for most of the reasons you
mentioned.  However, I only plant them on hills where my animals aren't,
because it's my understanding that they are poisonous to livestock.  Honey
locust, on the other hand, are great, and I gather bags of the pods each
fall to feed during the winter as a protein source.

Anyone else have firsthand experience???

Lisa, in the MO Ozarks

On Sun, Feb 13, 2011 at 11:24 AM, paul wheaton <paul@richsoil.com> wrote:

> I interview Alexandra King, Brian Kerkvliet and Mark Vander Meer about
> how awesome Black Locusts are.
>
> Good fodder for ruminants, excellent bee nectar, the best wood for
> outdoor furniture, fence posts, pole structures, and the handles for
> many tools.  Fast growing and tolerates all sorts of awful conditions.
>  And one of the very best firewoods.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/paulwheaton12#p/u/0/du9LeeYX1o8
>
> Please forward to folks that might be interested in this sort of thing.
>
> Many thanks!
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