As per pg 85:
The self audit process
*list needs, wants, addictions, abilities, liabilities, and responsibilities
*consider the influences/connections
*map material and energy flows and personal movement patterns
*look for the easiest opportunities for reducing dependence, minimizing harm, and improving quality of life
*make small changes
*review audit regularly
Look for this audit soon!
As per page 45
"Household storages of energy"
*diverse
*small
*dispersed
*easily used
*not rich or portable enough to attract much attention from thieves and those seeking to monopolize wealth
For example, a seedbox, a cellar/pantry full, and a 2year stack of firewood.
Modesty is key
Calcium/potassium balance is crucial
Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability by David Holmgren
From the front: 12 principles
1]observe and interact
2]catch and store energy
3]obtain a yeild
4]apply self regulation and accept feedback
5]use and value renewable resources and services
6]produce no waste
7]design from patterns to details
8]integrate rather than segregate
9]use small and slow solutions
10]use and value diversity
11]use edges and value the marginal
12]creatively use and respond to change
Tea Seeds (Camellia Sinensis) - Narien Teas
Aka the link that tells you everything you need to know about growing/harvesting/putting by your favourite caffeinated beverage.
This old guy in PA, while ranting, may be on to something. And if you give him $5 he'll send you three cuttings, from which he claims you can get 30k tree starts propagated in two years. Since you only need 600 for his scheme, I'd reckon you could start your acre's worth of coppice the first year (a 25x25 grid is 625 trees, 8' spacing gets you to 40k sq ft, 3,560 sqft shy of an acre). Continuing with his assumptions, 5 years later you have 12x[0-5] 6" diameter trees about 40' tall. Because of taper, we'll assume you average 6" of mass if you fold the tree in half. So now you have a pile of logs 20' long and 30 [120trees/4trees per sqft] sqft on the end, volume 600 cuft. A cord is 128cuft, so you have slightly more than 4.5 cords of wood. In my temperate climate, this should last one to two years, allowing you to coppice the same number of trees on a longer rotation, resulting in larger logs, or to coppice fewer trees. His claims are only valid with hybrid poplar. Yay caveats.
