Subject: Re: [permaculture] Growing Along Highway Margins
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2010 20:03:45 -0700 (PDT)
Some nice ideas. I would lean toward creating ecosystems as much as possible
that blended with whatever is next to the highway.
One way to handle the fertility issue with building materials might be to
have clumps of bamboo surrounded by "guild" type supporting plants - nitrogen
fixers, dynamic accumulators, etc. You need a lot of material for biofuels -
bamboo might be more practical and it can be used for many things, not just
building.
I hope they will avoid monocropping, whatever they do. Guild polycrops would
be a conversation starter and a great example. It could even be economically
viable if they create the right harvests - maybe even pay for highway repairs
or something :-) Imagine that! A government paying its own way through
efficient, sustainable use of commons.
Cory
--- On Fri, 3/26/10, Lawrence F. London, Jr. <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>
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