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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Most Farmers in the Great Plains Don’t Grow Fruits and Vegetables. The Pandemic is Changing That.

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155 posted on 05/15/2020 9:34:54 AM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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Thanks! I just did a cross-ping to our list. :)


157 posted on 05/15/2020 9:44:43 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: DuncanWaring; Diana in Wisconsin
I found the (chaos garden) "Milpa" seed selection quite interesting with the inter-cropping that was mentioned in the original article.
The seed selection is quite unique.
Most large farming is done with mono-cropping of twp or three crops for farmland economy sake
which promotes the idea large processing plants for determinate crops which can be pretty much kept to a predicted date of crop maturity.
This inter-cropping can lead to some surprises for the community gleaners, all of which are nutritious and delicious.
Actually, it is the makings of a community garden which encourages work for your supper, depending on which crops have reached maturity.
160 posted on 05/15/2020 1:17:45 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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