permaculture

[Dieter Brand <diebrand@yahoo.com>]

> Theres aNatural Farming system that
> is gaining popularity in parts of  
> Asia, had a few folk doing PDCs in Taiwan the past few years
> into one  
> of these new NF systems. they dont "believe" in use of
> compost, mulch,  
> worms, animal manures, legumes or crop rotation, you plant
> the same  
> plant  in the same place year after year and the plant

That is a dogmatic interpretation of Fukuoka I have found among Westerners.

I haven't heard of any natural farmers in the Far East taking that dogmatic 
approach.

Communication across the cultural divide can sometimes lead to 
misunderstanding.  

Dieter