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Farm of the Future, BBC2 now

20-02-2009 08:25PM

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johnathan woss

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Anyone else watching this ?

I'm surprised the first 10 minutes made it onto mainstream tv to be honest.

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#2 20-02-2009 08:35PM

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i am - why suprised?

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#3 20-02-2009 08:45PM

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Some guy just said you can feed 10 people an acre from a forest garden.

I'm no expert on farming or permaculture (I want to learn) but I SERIOUSLY doubt that.

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#4 20-02-2009 08:46PM

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Surprised because you rarely see anything about peak oil on mainstream tv.

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#5 20-02-2009 08:47PM

Macha

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It is true that per acre, permaculture is vastly more productive than conventional farming. I wouldn't say he's far wrong.

Tecnhiques such as stacking, using outputs as inputs etc are highly efficient.

Perhaps most crucially, it is nowhere near as energy intensive as regular farming.

Edit: just on you wanting to learn, this explains the basic principles:

http://permacultureprinciples.com/principles.php

Cultivate do pretty cheap introductory classes as well.

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