Hi Larry, I haven't checked in for a bit, but wanted to say thanks so much for doing all this. peace, Wendy B. ... From: "Larry Haftl" <larry@...> ...
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Wendy
journee@...
Oct 1, 2002 12:58 pm
hello again, Larry did you realize that there is another yahoo group called NaturalFarming in India, which also looks toward Fukuoka's work. It looks as...
Zachary, This one makes me nervous. From everything I've seen and read, whenever these small countries start trying to "do business" with the west, it...
first of all, let me correct that the bermuda grass invasions are far from seasonal - they are definitely year round, and more intensive at some times of year!...
Every time that I've made seedballs, they've always sprouted within 3-4 days. I've made seedballs with vegetables, herbs, clover, and native plants and trees....
Hey Burt, PLEASE detail your method for seedball creation and germination for the record. I have just a quick message because I have to go home. I planted some...
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aus ma56
ausma56@...
Oct 1, 2002 8:36 pm
AMEN Sean! its time to stop the abuse of countries for greed's sake and its time to teach them full blown self-sustainability!! ... concentrated...
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aus ma56
ausma56@...
Oct 1, 2002 8:42 pm
yes, i'm interested. mark ... concentrated nutrition,weight loss and cancer prevention www.myricebran.com ...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 1, 2002 11:51 pm
... The best source I found for info on dense planting of fruit trees was at the Dave Wilson Nursery page http://www.davewilson.com from the homepage click...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 1, 2002 11:57 pm
... It looks ... I wasn't aware of it but that explains some of the curious links I found doing a Google search on Masanobu Fukuoka. It might be logical to...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 2, 2002 12:02 am
Emilia, are you familiar with a mulching technique called Lasagna mulching? If so, is it compatible with your Synergistic practices? What do you think of it? ...
Larry, Lasagna mulching probably comes from the book Lasagna Gardening: A New Layer System for Bountiful Gardens- No Digging, No Tilling, No Weeding, No...
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aus ma56
ausma56@...
Oct 2, 2002 1:42 am
thank you ! i dont stick to just one system. i use the best of all the systems. the better one can adapt the better the survival. ... concentrated...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 2, 2002 7:44 am
... Hi Robert (or would you prefer we use Bob?), I knew what it was thanks to a post by Judy Phillips. She mentioned that she has used it successfully in...
Thanks for the link Larry. I've a passing interest in high density planting since I noticed my sunflowers flourishing in stands of up to four. Anne had planted...
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emilia
emhaz@...
Oct 2, 2002 9:05 am
thanks so much larry: timely rain to get what u are doing done... more key words possible: agrysynergy; agronomical wild soil; appropriate land use; bio-mass; ...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 2, 2002 9:47 am
Emilia, I've tried several times in several ways to send you an email directly but I keep getting the messages rejected with the following message. The...
Hi Everybody, Yesterday Leland asked for some quick facts about growing ginger. Ginger and its fellow rhyzomal (horizontal root-growing) plants, tumeric and...
Hi all Just another quick weed rant here--you've all come to know this is my obsession by now. One of the best ways I know to retain water in the garden during...
To answer Leland about how I make seedballs, I mix a 1 part seed to 5 parts red clay mix. I put a little bit of the white mold from composting leaves. I was...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 2, 2002 8:21 pm
Hello all, I just got an off-list email from a frequent list participant that brought my attention to an obvious oversite. As much as I mention what...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 2, 2002 10:09 pm
... is that ... Like I said, this method is not very Fukuokaesque... serious pruning is at the heart of it. Trees are selected and pruned to stay "small" ...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 3, 2002 1:22 am
This is really too long for an email message, but I thought it important to get your feedback (including editorial stuff) before I post it as the Introduction...
Hi Larry, Seems like a good job to me. Just a few minor proofreading corrections: Change "seperated' (world's most common mispelling) in line 19 to "separated"...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 3, 2002 8:14 am
... "separated" I KNOW I've got a Spelchek around here somewhere... All excellent suggestions and I'll all of the changes except maybe the last one. Thanks for...
Hello Larry, I've nothing to add to your fine Fukuoka Introduction, but would like to comment on these high density orchards. If we start from the principle of...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 3, 2002 8:20 am
As if you didn't have enough to clog your inbox... here is a draft of the first part of a proposed "Overview" (spellchecked this time). If you have any...
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Larry Haftl
larry@...
Oct 3, 2002 8:38 am
... a bunch deleted for brevity... ... let me ... If I get a chance I'll pay him a visit in the next week or two to pick his brain, but in all honesty I really...
Thank you, Larry, That beautiful story will be told today, in a presentation that means much to us here. The governor's appointed Falls of the James Scenic...
... Larry, I'd probably change it omit the fact that his family still runs it. Like so: To Fukuoka, farming is a part of a personal spiritual path. He is still...
