Revegetation of Barren Lands with pattern

[nomadguy]

http://permaculturenews.org/2012/09/...-barren-lands/

I find this absolutely fascinating. I feel that the most significant discoveries are right under our nose and simpler than we might imagine.


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After

Wow!

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Before


During (cool pattern!)


Four months later!!!

I first heard of this technique from an issue of the Global Gardener by Bill Mollision. A man in the southwest USA is doing this for pay. And it works. People say his tractor brings the rains.

Click here to read the full article.
http://permaculturenews.org/2012/09/19/imprinting-soils-creating-instant-edge-for-large-scale-revegetation-of-barren-lands/

[Lifebringer]

And if they gather the coffee grounds from shops and add vegetable scraps and leaves they can replenish the nourishment. The leaves of the trees are what is missing in all the soils because of tree stripping, but during the fall, the leaves are perfect for fertilizing purposes. Works even in clay soils or sandy soils. The switch grass keeps the soils firm to hold water and produce the proper shading and coolness for bacteria that spur growth.

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Just don't use citrus peels, unless it's an orange, grapefruit or citrus grove where they use their own special bacteria to thrive. The differences are important as the citrus produce a bacteria, not good for veggies and fruits, berries. Keep it simple and use what God gave after cropping instead of carting it away to a dump.

[nomadguy]

Here is a short video with Bill Mollison interviewing Robert M. Dixon, Ph.D about his "imprinting" technique and equipment.

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=JGotaEnwqic

See more here,
LAND IMPRINTING FOR LOW-COST REVEGETATION OF DEGRADED LAND
IN THE DESERT SOUTHWEST: UPDATED/EXPANDED VERSION

[Carmen]

The same thing can be achieved naturally with animals, just as nature designed it to.