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[christopher nesbitt <christopher.nesbitt@mmrfbz.org>]

Eric,

This sounds like a great project!

If you have time, come visit us. We are working on a manual for farmers on 
turning damaged land into stacked polycultures. Our farm was an abandoned 
citrus and cattle farm in 1988, and we now manage over 500 species of plants 
on 22 acres (out of 70), and are expanding. We have been doing this for the 
last 24 years.

We used a series of plants, pioneer species, cover crops, annuals with long 
term species interplanted. We get yields within 4 months and then in 
perpetuity. Part of the farm take very little work to maintain, and provide a 
LOT of goods and services. 

Right now we are consolidating a lot of the farm by using the understory we 
have created to plant out rare cultivars of cacao we found deep in the Maya 
Mountains at Maya sites. These are relic Maya cultigens left behind after 
their collapse.

There is a lot going on here, so if you have questions, please feel free to 
ask them.

Best wishes,

Christopher



_____________________________
Christopher Nesbitt

Maya Mountain Research Farm
San Pedro Columbia, Toledo
PO 153 Punta Gorda Town, Toledo
BELIZE, 
Central America

Country code 501-630-4386

www.mmrfbz.org
www.facebook.com/MayaMountainResearchFarm




On Apr 12, 2013, at 10:54 AM, Scott Vlaun wrote:

> This sounds great Eric.
> 
> Have you seen Biosequestration and Ecological Diversity: Mitigating  
> and Adapting to Climate Change and Environmental Degradation  Wayne A.  
> White? It's a good read and loaded with statistics and references that  
> might help you on your journey. I'm not finished, but so far no  
> mention of edible paradise!
> 
> Best of Luck with this timely project.
> 
> Scott Vlaun Moose Pond Arts+Ecology Design Solutions for a Sustainable  
> Future
> 35 Moose Pond Rd, Otisfield, Maine 04270 •  207-539-9042
> 
> On Apr 5, 2013, at 5:34 PM, Eric Toensmeier wrote:
> 
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> I'm writing a book about the potential for perennial crops and  
>> regenerative
>> farming practices to sequester carbon, plus provide other multiple
>> functions of course!
>> 
>> You can pre-buy a copy or otherwise contribute through the kickstarter
>> campaign<http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1115575313/writing-toolkit-for-climate-stabilization-with-tre
>>  
>>> ,
>> or just pass it along to your friends.
>> 
>> To save the planet we may need to turn it into an edible paradise...  
>> help
>> me write the book that explains how and why.
>> 
>> Eric
>> 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Eric Toensmeier
>> (413) 695-6115
>> www.perennialsolutions.org
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