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Someone I have been studying that is a step up in scale from permaculture is Jean-Martin Fortier [1] (inspired by Eliot Coleman [2]) who does a fully organic/bi
by TaylorAlexander 5y ago
Someone I have been studying that is a step up in scale from permaculture is Jean-Martin Fortier [1] (inspired by Eliot Coleman [2]) who does a fully organic/biodynamic system. It is relatively small scale but high output for-profit farming. I am developing an open source robot that I hope will be able to farm this way, though it’s early days. [3]
JM Fortier of course is only one of many skilled farmers throughout the world, but what I appreciate is that he has clearly documented his process in videos and text so I find it easy to pick up on. His new farm is larger in scale and getting more to the kind of production we need, though the largest commercial farms are still orders of magnitude larger.
I have also been appreciating the No Till Market Garden Podcast and YouTube channel. [4]
[1] https://youtu.be/1BH0NkN6zHs https://youtu.be/1BH0NkN6zHs
[2] https://youtu.be/cBKr9kPrpzU https://youtu.be/cBKr9kPrpzU
[3] https://youtu.be/fFhTPHlPAAk https://youtu.be/fFhTPHlPAAk
[4] https://youtu.be/9SVbLqJHMXE https://youtu.be/9SVbLqJHMXE
- mro_name 5y agoPermaculture is phantastic – however, how does it align with selling produce, i.e. removing material from the farm?
- TaylorAlexander 5y agoWell JM Fortier doesn’t call his method permaculture. But he buys organic compost to add to his beds regularly to replenish the lost material.
- fy20 5y agoThere are many parts of the plant left over even after harvesting the parts you can sell commercially as food. Those can be used to produce compost which can go back in the soil. Compare this to how most commercial farming is done today, where whatever is left over is usually used as animal feed.