The last couple days have been just beautiful and I have enjoyed working outdoors. Last night my dog began growling and I heard this terrible banging on the front porch. When I got up and looked out it was very clear that the wind was back. Really blowing. This seems to be the pattern of weather in the Spring here in the desert. Days of paradise and days of wind.
Today, I am indoors mostly and checking out some permaculture information. The previous video on how mushrooms can save the world is really interesting and worth a watch. Paul Stamet who is doing the research has a web page called fungi .com. There is a link to his live boxes that start fungi and forests. I'm going to do more research on his products but I do believe mushrooms have potential to heal our planet.
On my twitter page I also learned of another permaculture resource http://www.permaculture/tv
One thought was that if each permaculture enthusiast/warrior could recruit or inspire 10 more people we might soon have a real change on this earth, a regeneration. Something to think about.
Would you run to the store every day if you could find what you need to eat in your own yard?
While I was working outdoors yesterday my neighbor across the way was out with her little weed can spraying every living thing she wants to control. These are nice people but I grew very weary of our conversations when every time we speak she tells me about every weed she has worked so hard to kill while I celebrate life and yes weeds that will become soil and fodder for life. I'm sure in her eyes my hodge podge is not very appealing and her way is the proper way, so guess we are polarized. Yes, she loves fresh organic food but not in her yard.
My brother told me that in the retirement home they purchased they are not allowed to grow vegitables in the front yard. He's either got to fight for change, accept it, or move to somewhere that respects his ideals. These proper folks are killing our planet.
Friday, March 19, 2010
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Bamboo tree protectors
I have a problem with rabbits stripping the bark off of the trees. Some trees have died from this. Here I took 12 3' bamboo poles and tied them together then I tied them around the tree trunks of the newly planted California peppers. I made 4 of these and placed them around trees today. I will need to cut more bamboo stalks to make more but I think this is a very good solution to protect my trees.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Permaculture in Action - Greening The Desert
I have added "The Greening Of The Desert" to help visualize how food forests can be started in desert. The three videos prior to it is about dryland permaculture.
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