From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] if there were a benefit to deforestation...
Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2010 21:59:03 -0500
Tripp Tibbetts wrote:
Lawrence, you are familiar with the terra preta in the Amazon, right? Have
you read Toby's article on indigenous agroforestry:
Yes, I am familiar with it but have not done much reading about it. So,
what is the essence of their farming system, what made it so
sustainable? I hear about this incredible depth of tilth, storage of
carbon and nutrients, to a depth of 6 feet or so. Is that very soil
still fertile and able to be efficiently cropped; has anyone tried that?