Thanks for the tip on the book, I will be reading it. I picked my land by what 'weeds' were growing, lots of clover. I do my landscaping with what grows wild, trumpet vines, passion flower vines, morning glories and of course dewberries and wild grapes. It is amazing how little time I have to spend on keeping things alive.
This last weekend I bought a lamb, on the hoof, from someone who does grass-fed sheep and cattle. By the time it was in the freezer, it cost me $2.34 per pound. Ground lamb is $3.99/lb. at the local Kroger, the only place that carries it. This idea is not only good for the environment and my health, it can be very good for the pocket book. Bright Blessings, Kim Keith Addison wrote: > > Do it again next month, Kim. Not teasing, I mean it! We talk a lot > about local issues, about food miles, local production, small farms > (and also at Journey to Forever), and it's all part of the unfolding > biofuels issue. > > By the way, have you read that book? Very well worth a read: > > "Weeds -- Guardians of the Soil" by Joseph A. Cocannouer, Devin-Adair, 1950. > Professor Cocannouer, who taught biology and conservation for 50 > years, demonstrates how the controlled use of weeds is sound ecology, > good conservation and a boon to the gardener and farmer. Weeds as > indicators of soil conditions, weeds as companion plants, weeds as > hay and fodder, for opening up the subsoil, remineralizing the > topsoil, for restoring worn-out and eroded land. A wise and > liberating book! Full text online: > http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/weeds/WeedsToC.html > > Best > > Keith > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Free $5 Love Reading Risk Free! http://us.click.yahoo.com/NsdPZD/PfREAA/Ey.GAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
