Daily digest for February 19, 2012

I received this reply and now feel that I understand how IPM and nutrient dense farming fit into a PDC. I hope that sharing my question and answer has helped others learn, too. I feel appreciative for the permie community that helps me continue to learn while I walk the journey toward regenerative living.

A. “You can have organic IPM strategies using neem oil and various other natural alternatives. Remember even BT is organic approved… Also nutrient dense farming is just another method that can be done totally organically, with rock dust, seaw…eed and whatever else.

The main thing is that you are not dependent on lots of inputs, with permaculture you try and minimize your inputs as much as possible, but that doesn’t mean permaculture is a strictly no input type of farming…

I hear what you are saying but I don’t think either method is against permaculture unless you were using chemicals that are either non renewable(commercial NPK fertilizers) or toxic (synthetic pesticides).

Permaculture doesn’t mean you don’t dare use an excavator on site because it’s oil powered, it’s about the development of sustainable human settlements and we need to take advantage of available technology while it’s here, if that means buying a whole heap of cow manure, rock dust, seaweed, doing some advanced composting and buying/producing on site sustainable pest control chemicals.”

Warmly,

patty love, MALS, PDC

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