[Pil-pc-oceania] Pil-pc-oceania Digest, Vol 3, Issue 12

[jane mowbray]

Really enjoyed Niree's comments on hydroponics! If I
was stuck in a high rise somewhere and had no
community garden I'd try a combination of vegies in
pots + worm farm.
Cheers, Jane


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> Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2007 09:17:53 +1100
> From: "niree bingham" <nireeb at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pil-pc-oceania] Hydroponics
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> With regard to the hydroponic / aeroponic etc
> discussion:
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> I for one would be very disappointed if permaculture
> became a supporter of
> these 'farming' methods.  Despite the argument that
> it may be more
> appropriate for the cities or whatever due to space
> and rooftop
> appropriateness (i understand this may not be your
> personal view Russ)  I
> think we should be looking at ways to put plants in
> the soil rather than
> assault them, ourselves and the essence of life with
> poor robotic half
> breeds that people call food.  that may be harsh but
> i find the idea akin to
> cloning, battery meat/ egg farming, laboratory
> animals and a whole bunch of
> other stuff that I could say with my tongue only
> half in  my cheek. :)
> 
> There are many more benefits / products to farming
> or growing food than the
> fruit that it bears.  as we all know it can be earth
> healing, people
> healing, community healing and the rest.  isnt
> hydroponics like a bad
> version of Johnny's IR regime, pumping money in to
> change a system so that
> the higher power can squeeze every last drop of will
> and energy out of the
> masses only for the next person to have to pump more
> money in when everyone
> sees that the result is sickness and low moral.
> 
> Also I don't think that any organic certification
> group allow hydroponics (
> I could be wrong here) so I question the idea that
> there has been an organic
> version of hydro developed.
> 
> I am sure there is lots more to be said
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> Keep it in the ground, I say!!!!
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> PS I would love to know if this is all some crazy
> attitude I have that would
> be the downfall of all.  let the discussion flow!
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