My favorite link about this is in flash animation format by Geoff Lawton: http://permaculture.org.au/?page_id=23 (the film is the link to the lower right hand...
I would love to hear from others on this list who are living in, or have natural farming or permaculture contacts to, Sweden (where I live), Denmark or Norway....
Hello! My name is Marsha Hanzi, and I live on a dryland farm in Northeastern Bahia, Brazil. I have worked with agroforests for many years now, and am...
Dear Farmers; as you probably know there are now certain restrictions in place on what chemicals people can use on their farms to protect their land from...
Hello out there, Please read below or the attached flyer to hear about this course. If you want, please forward, print, post, and/or help get the word out....
Hello out there, Course details and a printable flyer can be found on the website. If you want please forward, print, post, and help get the word out. And,...
Does anyone know of specific plants that do well in concert with a bamboo grove, specifically Guadua? I am thinking of trying some shade- tolerant snapbeans....
Dear all, I am partha biswas from India.We are trying to start natural farming in infertile lands to help poor tribals. Does anybody has the experience of...
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Sergio Montinola
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Jan 21, 2006 12:40 am
Dear Partha. Make compost from your organic garbage or cut grass, foliage, and any organic waste from plants. Place your garbage or waste on a pile, water it...
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Sergio Montinola
sjmosprey2001@...
Jan 21, 2006 12:44 am
Dear Partha. Make compost from your organic garbage or cut grass, foliage, and any organic waste from plants. Place your garbage or waste on a pile, water it...
Partha, It always depends on your local conditions (soil, climate, availability of water, etc.). The main thing is to build top soil which is rich in humus....
Hello Partha! Both Sergio and Dieter give good suggestions for you, I heartily agree with both. You need good organic matter first and formost, that wil give...
Hello list members; I have been surveying literature about the Fukuoka farming methods for several months now. I have little money to begin with but I am ready...
Katie, Would be nice to have another active member on this group. Activity seems to be at a historical low (wonder if that somehow reflects present interest...
Just out of interest, some people in the primitivist movement (both on Anthropik.com and Ishcon.org) have begun to pay attention to Fukuoka's work. I believe...
hi everyone, i have a garden system that mimics or trying to mimic Emilia Hazelips. We have been gardening with this system for a few years now and there is...
Dear Madam, I am glad to introduce myself for first time in fukoko farming group. I am from India. I am final year B.Tech. (Horticulture) student of Tamil...
Thank you, Dieter, Bill, Cliff et al; I look forward to sharing my experiences and learning from yours. I chose fukuoka because I have some physical challenges...
This is a bit embarrassing, but... Can anyone tell me about using human urine as a soil ammendment? I was told that only male urine can be used, that female...
Kate, Urine is probably OK if not applied in high concentrations. I don't know if there is a difference between male and female urine. I rather doubt it. I...
We use human urine. The npk is something like 6/3/3 so it is a great fertilizer. I am not sure about female urine being unusable. Sounds like patriarch BS...
According to my experiences both can be used only you have to leave it for a while. Using it instantly and with high quantity both can harm your plant. I leave...
Katherine You can use both female and male urine for thr plants, you have to accumalate at least 10 litters, put some sugar in it so it ferments faster, after...
No need to be embarrassed. Pee on! Unless you drink a ponykeg a day and have the resultant toxins and such, have serious (I mean, lethal point) hormonal or...
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Connie Kuramoto
kuramoto@...
Jan 27, 2006 7:12 pm
I love your response....right on...but is it organic? LOL Connie kurmoto ... From: fukuoka_farming@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fukuoka_farming@yahoogroups.com]...
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Sergio Montinola
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Jan 27, 2006 8:29 pm
Nothing can be more organic than human axcrement. Serge M. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail...
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Connie Kuramoto
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Jan 27, 2006 8:30 pm
Doesn't it depend on what the human is eating? Connie K. ... From: fukuoka_farming@yahoogroups.com [mailto:fukuoka_farming@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Sergio...
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Sergio Montinola
sjmosprey2001@...
Jan 28, 2006 12:07 am
Nature is perfect, allow it to do its thing. ... __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best...
Hello Kate, A classic English recipe for urine is: dilute to 32 parts water to 1 part urine. Male, female, isn't specified but the version you received sounds ...
