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Re: RE: Food for the body and the mind.



Hello,



 John S. wrote: <<How would standardization of methods maintain and enhance 
diversity? 

Larry ? wrote:  <<Water, soil fertility/tilth, shade, shelter, etc.  
can be made more available to plants and animals 
though swaling, berming, hilling, ditching, catchment
and impoundment (ponds, pools, ditches, catch crops), 
Keyline plowing, Soil Saver tillage, rototilling and other methods..... >>

While I agree with that individual sites may vary widely  I fully understand 
and agree with Larry's position that there is much we can all benefit from in 
PC like much of the above.  

Yet I know time and again that many PC enthusiast's fail to communicate, or 
respond since they feel that each site is so different that they can't 
possibly offer help without visiting site etc. This of course often 
frustrates the landowner who would like to incorporate PC practices 
applicable to his area because of the expense involved.

I'd love to see regionalized PC agricultural/landscape/conservation 
guidelines, and best practices put into effect.

As for me( mea culpa:) ) I'm much more interested in the kind of practical ag 
related applications mentioned in Larry's post than the often philosophical 
discussions on PC encountered.

It seems so wasteful to miss this chance to see PC principles disseminated to 
as wide a body as possible for implementation.

Take water management on the farm...what are the best ways to deal with water 
from forested hillsides for multi use purposes. How are keylines determined? 
Ponds constructed, and a whole raft of related PC topics come to mind. 
Wouldn't it be great to have a FAQ, and a summary of best thinking on such. 
That would give many of us a great starting point to refine, and hopefully 
add to the body of info available.

Just my two cents.   Best to all.