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[Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>]

Donny..have you had a look into this site ?

"Agricultural Transition"

www.ag-transition.org

Angela Hilmi had developed some good thinking in this field and talked a
lot about Peasantry.

Perhaps work for your post doctoral thesis ?

Steve



On 24 January 2017 at 11:22, Steve Hart <stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi Donny..howz the PhD going ? what stage are you at ? perhaps time to
> release a few snippets on this network. Do not hesitate to ask for any
> material through this network. Did you find any models you could use ? And
> we await your arrival in NZ..Steve
>
> On 24 January 2017 at 10:57, DONKA RADEVA via permaculture <
> permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org> wrote:
>
>> Amazing project, Steve! Keep hard working and have much luck!
>> Best wishes to Martina and kids!
>> Donka
>>
>>     On Monday, January 23, 2017 5:38 AM, Lawrence London <
>> lfljvenaura@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>  On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 8:00 PM, Steve Hart <
>> stevenlawrencehart@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > 13 acres...river alluvial...just spent 60 hrs on the 14 ton digger doing
>> > flood retention ponds and swales and flloodways. I'm presently looking
>> at a
>> >
>>
>> That is a great plan. I hope it all goes together well. I did something
>> similar with a large farm tractor and many implements and a medium sized
>> skid loader: as you said, retention ponds (3), swales/dams/berms/terraces
>> and the floodways directed at the ponds; excess rainfall carefully
>> channeled into the ponds from wherever on the property.it originates. I
>> will post some pix to illustrate the functionality of the overall system.
>>
>> small flood channel that meanders through the property to design a
>> > temperate zone chanampa...or real aquaponic system.
>> >
>>
>> Will there be eels in the chinampas? There is a big market for eels in
>> Japan.
>>
>> I would really like to do this also but my soil ios too permeable to hold
>> water long enough to support the garden component. I am lucky to keep
>> water
>> in the retention ponds.
>>
>>
>> > Put a few Sth Devon
>> > Bulls on to process pasture, manure one  paddock, chooks have started
>> White
>> > Orpingtons. Have ordered a range of trees for next planting season
>> > including 800 apple pear plum and 200 avocado.
>> >
>>
>> Wonderful!
>>
>>
>> > My 4 yr old daughter
>> > conducted her first inpromtu garden tour the other day for a visitor and
>> > with her 2 yr old sister put together a salad for lunch consisting of 40
>> > different species.
>> >
>>
>> Now that is living right. Proper salads, the true staff of life! I plan on
>> a big salad and greens garden this coming Spring
>> and hopefully plenty of corn, tomatoes, peppers and onions.
>>
>>
>> > Also in the middle of converting an old cow shed /
>> > shearing shed into a dwelling..all off grid....a shed it will remain for
>> > authorities to dwell on...so its all go ...just printed off an AO size
>> >
>>
>> Right.
>>
>>
>> > survey plan to draw up the design for presentation purposes.
>> >
>>
>> I would like to see that.
>>
>>
>> > We will be
>> > reincarnating the original Permaculture Institute of NZ soon and may
>> seek
>> > collaboration with Larry n Scott et al for a branch of their Academy.
>> But,
>> > there is only 36 hrs in a day....all good..Steve Hart
>> >
>>
>> That must be done and the sooner the better. You have my recommendation.
>>
>> Onward!
>>
>> LL
>>
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Kia ora Ehoa

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*Steve Hart*
*Ecology Architect*
*Designer, Teacher, Builder of Ecologically Sustainable Resilient
Environments, through Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture
and Systems Ecology.​*
Skype: tipenemanawa
Phone: +64 220 75 62 11

Permaculture Global Design:
www.permacultureglobaldesign.org

The Permaculture International College
www.permaculturecollege.eu
https://permaculturecollege.academia.edu/SteveHart

GAPPS The Global Alliance for Permaculture Partnerships and Solutions.
www.permaculturepartnerships.com