permaculture

[venaurafarm <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

On 10/8/2012 11:15 AM, Cory Brennan wrote:
> Not redwood, please. There is no excuse ever to use redwood unless it
> has already been cut, is fully repurposed

Yes, thisis obvious, already cut resawn and repurposed redwood, fir, 
heart pine, and other woods.

>  and what you build will
> last 1000 years, same as it will take to grow a new tree to old
> growth stature. Please, don't EVER use redwood for any reason, guys,
> that is newly cut. Please! We're down from 2 million acres to 38,000

It gets cut by the owners of the land and shipped to Japan or other 
countries; same with high dollar cedars and probably fir too. Not meant 
for Americans, they just live in another of thos third world 
countries... :-) [the 99%].

> or near that.  These ecosystems are the lungs of the planet, and some
> people feel that they are the heart, too (or one of them). If you've
> spent time in a redwood forest, you'll know why.

I have never see them but wish otherwise.