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Re: straw and soil (from LOE transcript)
- To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: straw and soil (from LOE transcript)
- From: John Schinnerer <eco_living@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2001 22:25:06 -0700 (PDT)
- In-reply-to: <LISTMANAGER-137576-20490-2001.10.14-16.37.24--eco_living#yahoo.com@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Newsgroups: permaculture
Aloha,
A bit earlier in the program someone talked about the importance of
reducing soil loss and rebuilding soil fertility. Now comes this
contradiction:
> (Gathering straw)
>
> SHINER: Recycling is another key component of
> permaculture. Straw, for example, is a waste
> product of agricultural production. ...
The carbon (straw) needs to go back into the soil. That's part of
maintaining soil fertility. Agri*business* regards straw as waste, but
natural systems make no such mistaken abstractions.
If enough carbon is returned to soil to maintain (or increase if
deficient) soil fertility, *then* straw above and beyond that
("surplus") can be used to build dwellings.
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John Schinnerer, MA
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