From london@metalab.unc.edu Mon Nov  1 18:50:30 1999
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 1999 18:48:04 -0500 (EST)
From: "Lawrence F. London, Jr." <london@metalab.unc.edu>
Newsgroups: alt.permaculture
Subject: Re: permaculture digest: October 31, 1999 (fwd)

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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 99 13:46:32 -0700
From: rick valley <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
Reply-To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: permaculture digest: October 31, 1999

>From: "Beverley" <rnbpaine@camtech.net.au>
> Sustainable Strategies, sustainable@AICS.NET


The Composting Toilet System Book. 
The next edition (out in September) ('99-R)
by 
David DelPorto and Carol Steinfeld
Sustainable Strategies
Ecological Engineering and Design
50 Beharrell Street
Concord, Masasachusetts USA 01742
Telephone: 01 978 369 9440
Fax:          01 978 369 2484
e-mail:      sustainable@aics.net
www.ecological-engineering.com

has a multitude of worldwide examples and some of the more interesting
research on the efficacy of low-tech systems is being done in NSW it
seems.... -Rick

Rick Valley Northern Groves 
PO Box 1236, Philomath, OR 97370 
Mobile-(541)602-1315, hm.& msg. (541)929-7152  Bamboo catalog $2 or at 
<http://www.teleport.com/~dbrooks/bamboo.html>
"Useful Bamboos and other plants^Ë Permaculture education^Ë Ecological design &
consultation centering on water,landform and horticultural systems"



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From foo@swipnet.se Sun Nov 28 00:03:56 1999
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 1999 09:07:43 +0100
From: Jacky Foo <foo@swipnet.se>
Reply-To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
To: "'permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu'" <permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: Bamboo on drain field?

Yes, bamboo has been used in "septic drain field". Bamboo is a grass and 
any tall grass with deep roots will also serve your purpose.  You can also 
reduce/confine septic drain field into a garden, this way you can maximise 
the use of your water in your semi-arid environment.

See book by:
David Del Porto and Carol Steinfeld. 1999. The composting toilet system 
book: a practical guide to choosing, planning and maintaining compost 
toilet systems, a water-saving pollution-preventing alternative. 240 pages. 
ISBN 0-9666783-0-3. Published by: The Center for Ecological Pollution 
Prevention (P.O.Box 1330, Concord, MA 01742-1330, USA. ecop2@hotmail.com)

Regards
Mr. Eng-Leong "Jacky" Foo
Co-ordinator, Integrated Bio-Systems Network
http://www.ias.unu.edu/proceedings/icibs/ibs/ibsnet


-----Original Message-----
From:	Richard Gay [SMTP:willbonds@bigfoot.com]
Sent:	Saturday, November 27, 1999 1:11 AM
To:	permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Subject:	Bamboo on drain field?

Interesting to have you ask the question, as I was just yesterday wondering 
that myself.  One resource of mine indicates that most of the root / 
rhizome system lies in the first foot of soil, but didn't say what the real 
limit is.  I hope to hear any answers you get.

----- Original Message -----
From: Lamb-Vines
To: permaculture@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Sent: Friday, November 26, 1999 4:12 PM
Subject: Bamboo on drain field?

I am seeking information on using bamboo on a septic drain field.  I live 
in a semi-arid environment with winters that have hard freezes(down to 
0*f).  Is there a variety that will do well with wet feet but not much 
rainfall throughout the year?   I would also like it to act as a windbreak, 
so I would need it to grow at least 8' tall.  First of all though, if I do 
grow bamboo over a septic drainfield will the root system of the bamboo 
stop up the drain field, or will the bamboo do no harm?  Anybody know the 
answers to these questions?  If so let me know.
