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

Hi Scott,

Thank you for your kind words. The farm has a lot going on, but we are far 
from finished. 

I have worked with SHI in the past. They sent one of their extension officers 
to a PDC we hosted in 2007. I respect the work they do. We serve on a few 
committees together.

Burton is still working. He has been ill recently. We use his place and him 
for training farmers. He is a very impressive person.

If you ever make it back to Belize, please come visit. We would love to have 
you.

Warm wishes on a HOT day,

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 15, 2013, at 9:56 AM, Scott Vlaun wrote:

> Hi Christopher,
> 
> Your place sounds amazing. I've spent a little bit of time in Belize  
> photographing for Sustainable Harvest International. Do you work with  
> them at all? It seems like what you are doing is a perfect fit with  
> their mission.
> 
> I remember this amazing farmer named Burton Callis, who was doing some  
> interesting polycultures at the time.
> 
> http://www.sustainableharvest.org/news_pdfs/SeedsofChange.pdf
> 
> Keep up the great work down there!
> 
> 
> Scott Vlaun Moose Pond Arts+Ecology Design Solutions for a Sustainable  
> Future
> 35 Moose Pond Rd, Otisfield, Maine 04270 •  207-539-9042
> 
> If you want to go fast, go alone, If you want to go far, go together -  
> African Proverb
> 
> 
> 
> On Apr 13, 2013, at 11:57 AM, christopher nesbitt wrote:
> 
>> 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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