http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2009/11/full-diet/ Building tools for replicable, open source, post-scarcity resilient communities Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:45:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2009/11/full-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-52871 Erik Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:32:31 +0000 http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=1290#comment-52871 The way I understood it was that most of the "weeds" themselves would be useful. By providing the right mix of plants the useful weeds would be competetive against the useless ones. The way I understood it was that most of the “weeds” themselves would be useful. By providing the right mix of plants the useful weeds would be competetive against the useless ones.

]]> http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2009/11/full-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-52795 Jeb Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:16:32 +0000 http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=1290#comment-52795 How about soil structure and fertility? I'd say you might turn the goats into that area after it is fenced and let them make pellets out of the straw mulch and weeds. A round of pigs to plow up the roots after that might help too, but takes time. Might not be so available there there, but if you can use a weed-free nitrogen-rich deep mulch like Alfalfa after the goats chew up the seeds in those round bales, you might have way better yield. Are you planting from seed or starts? If starts, they should be ok cutting the mulch and planting without competition, but that adds to the time required. If by seed, I'd be surprised if weeds don't start and compete effectively in the cuts as well. Great experiment though! Will be interesting. How about soil structure and fertility? I’d say you might turn the goats into that area after it is fenced and let them make pellets out of the straw mulch and weeds. A round of pigs to plow up the roots after that might help too, but takes time. Might not be so available there there, but if you can use a weed-free nitrogen-rich deep mulch like Alfalfa after the goats chew up the seeds in those round bales, you might have way better yield. Are you planting from seed or starts? If starts, they should be ok cutting the mulch and planting without competition, but that adds to the time required. If by seed, I’d be surprised if weeds don’t start and compete effectively in the cuts as well. Great experiment though! Will be interesting.

]]> http://blog.opensourceecology.org/2009/11/full-diet/comment-page-1/#comment-52636 Erlend Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:03:20 +0000 http://openfarmtech.org/weblog/?p=1290#comment-52636 Interesting calculations, and the concept resembles the Fukuoka concept of 'no work' agriculture. What would interest me most is to find out how well animal productivity will keep up if we leave e.g. reproduction op to the goats or if we for example ignore lice on chickens. Sheep may also be interesting since they supply milk and meet like goats, but in addition can supply wool (open source spinnging and weaving? :-) Interesting calculations, and the concept resembles the Fukuoka concept of ‘no work’ agriculture. What would interest me most is to find out how well animal productivity will keep up if we leave e.g. reproduction op to the goats or if we for example ignore lice on chickens. Sheep may also be interesting since they supply milk and meet like goats, but in addition can supply wool (open source spinnging and weaving?

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