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 (DIR) Post #9zN2jdChITyY29koaW by indie@ecosteader.com
       2020-09-19T15:14:12Z
       
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       We were invited recently to Paul Rollins' anarchist permaculture garden.  We dubbed it "anarchist" because it mostly lets the plants decide for themselves how to grow with and around each other.  It also doesn't require most of the typical "work" associated with gardening, such as weeding and troweling. It literally uses every space available to produce food. If you live in a place that doesn't get much water, it's great because it doesn't even require watering!  It also produces an incredible yield.  It can fit a lot of food into even a small space.Any open yard space or empty lot can do; his is in the front yard of a house he's renting.   Of the many ways to adopt  concepts that increase Community Wealth and make an ecostead, this one  would be effective for ending food apartheid.  (@emsenn probably will enjoy this)1.  Mow down the grass or weeds.2.  Cover the ground with cardboard or several layers of craft paper ... plastic can be used as well.  Anything that can hinder undergrowth works.3.  Add a layer of straw.  How thick this layer need be depends on many things: one is the amount of rain you get.  More rain = more straw.   The straw will eventually act like a sponge, helping the garden share and re-circulate the moisture underground.  4.  Add a thick layer of compost, or compost / dirt blend.  This is where anarchy thrives best, among all the decomposing ruins of a system.5.  Toss a seed blend (cover crop) over the whole thing.  Cover with another light layer of straw and compost... water and walk away.6.  (optional) Plant large sunscreen-type crops (sunflowers and corn) near your indoor windows for extra air conditioning power in hot climates.#LIvingWall #Anarchist #Permaculture #Gardening#CommunityWealth #Ecostead