I"m moving my farm to land that was logged about ten years ago and now
is covered mainly with alders 8 to 10' feet tall 7 inches or less in
diameter.
I'm wondering what would be the best way to clear the
land. Several ideas have been proped to me. 1. use a cat
with tines on the front similar to a subsoiler to push the trees over then
use an exavator to pile them up then chip the trees. 2. Use an
excavator to pull the trees up and pile then chip. 3. Cut trees
with a chain saw then let lie to decompose or chip.
I would love to hear
any ideas or comments. Does anyone know how long small alders would
take to break down? Are there any drawbacks to subsoiling?
I'm
interested in mainting as much of the exsisting soil structure
as possible.
Subject: [permaculture] The Phoenix
Permaculturist
Permaculturist Chris MacKenzie Davey's house was
destroyed by the fires around Canberra, leaving them with the clothes they
were wearing at the time. He, Peta, Paloma and Max all made it through
the fire ok.
But...then...
he discovered that he'd come down with the
chicken pox.
Undeterred, he is planning to rebuild and says
"now we get to build the house we want."