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Originally Posted by permaculturekidd
That is not the case though for the do-nothing; a fully functioning orchard/vegetable garden/forest surviving if not thriving with clover and acacia.
His yields increased every year to a commerical level; on less then 10 acres he was able to sale crates of organic oranges dirt cheap. He was able to get over 22 bushels of rice per 1/4 acre submerging the rice for only a certain season; intermixed with clovers and native plants, weeds and flowers creating a dense network of life and nitrogen. Swapped out with winter rye to add even more nitrogen; a slow process but a successful one. Ducks were le
The belief that there is but one way is false; its a poor mouse who only has one hole to go to.
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Lee, there are plenty of farms which function as you describe on a commercial level. However, their output per acre is 1/4th to 1/10th that of those which utilize mineral-based fertilizers. Further, their total output is insignificant compared to the millions of acres using mineral fertilizers.
Again, the subject of this thread is how to cope when the stream of mineral fertilizers run out. If you propose to use the methods described above, please indicate where the additional 4- to 10-fold acreage and water will come from.
Calling me a mouse might be more appropriate than you think! The pecking order in my house is (1) my wife's dog (2) my wife (3) my daughters (4) the cat, and finally (5) me.