Hi I’ve just had a look at your virtual tour. We are in the process of buying a 69 acre farm, but 30 acres of that is ex 1960’s 1970’s landfill, now pasture. We’ve had soil tests done so we know what’s down there, but … In your virtual tour you say “Fruit trees can be grown in soil of questionable quality as contaminants are less likely to cross the fruit-stem barrier.” Could you let me know where I can get information of contamination uptake in fruit trees, and other fruit and other crops, as we’d like to grow fruit and herbs on that part of the land.
Scott,
thanks for the great resources and info in ‘toolbox’.
I am a yestermarrow certificate student and one of my friends david runge is taking your urban regeneration course. I wish i was there but have obligations right now here in chicago. also kieth morris was one of my permaculture instructors and has been very helpful and encouraging in my free school endeavors. they may have already hooked you up with the mid-coast free school web page before you get this. besides checking out our website, which isn’t really much, i just wanted to let you know more about what the free school is planning for the future.
mid-coast free school is in its infancy and were only in the second semester but one of our goals is to create a strong urban sustainability curriculum of group collaborations in design, building and implementing permaculture principals in sustainable urban application and are trying to encouraging urban sustainability within the community. we have a long way to go but we are centralized in a low income neighborhood called humboldt park in chicago’s near west. it is a semi industrial area that has fallen into ruin and i am trying to negotiate a collaboration with growing powers chicago projects which i have done volunteer work for in the past for creating community gardens on vacant lots.
we are brainstorming ways to engage the community and get them involved in both our sustainability projects and other free school classes. we are dedicated and enthusiastic but complete armatures non the less when it comes to community activism and to a lesser extent permaculture and urban sustainability.
chicago is also really corrupt and that creates a lot of roadblocks and we aren’t interested in engaging in politics if at all possible. so it will probably be a few years before things really get going. I just hope we can keep the faith and make it happen.
So thanks again for the ‘toolbox’. besides checking out our web-page if your ever in town and want to check out what were doing feel free to stop by and see how were progressing. keep up the good work.
Please contact me when you’ve scheduled your RUST courses for next year. Thank you.
Hi I’ve just had a look at your virtual tour. We are in the process of buying a 69 acre farm, but 30 acres of that is ex 1960’s 1970’s landfill, now pasture. We’ve had soil tests done so we know what’s down there, but … In your virtual tour you say “Fruit trees can be grown in soil of questionable quality as contaminants are less likely to cross the fruit-stem barrier.” Could you let me know where I can get information of contamination uptake in fruit trees, and other fruit and other crops, as we’d like to grow fruit and herbs on that part of the land.
is it 6-8 tomorrow at Surreal estate?
Scott,
thanks for the great resources and info in ‘toolbox’.
I am a yestermarrow certificate student and one of my friends david runge is taking your urban regeneration course. I wish i was there but have obligations right now here in chicago. also kieth morris was one of my permaculture instructors and has been very helpful and encouraging in my free school endeavors. they may have already hooked you up with the mid-coast free school web page before you get this. besides checking out our website, which isn’t really much, i just wanted to let you know more about what the free school is planning for the future.
mid-coast free school is in its infancy and were only in the second semester but one of our goals is to create a strong urban sustainability curriculum of group collaborations in design, building and implementing permaculture principals in sustainable urban application and are trying to encouraging urban sustainability within the community. we have a long way to go but we are centralized in a low income neighborhood called humboldt park in chicago’s near west. it is a semi industrial area that has fallen into ruin and i am trying to negotiate a collaboration with growing powers chicago projects which i have done volunteer work for in the past for creating community gardens on vacant lots.
we are brainstorming ways to engage the community and get them involved in both our sustainability projects and other free school classes. we are dedicated and enthusiastic but complete armatures non the less when it comes to community activism and to a lesser extent permaculture and urban sustainability.
chicago is also really corrupt and that creates a lot of roadblocks and we aren’t interested in engaging in politics if at all possible. so it will probably be a few years before things really get going. I just hope we can keep the faith and make it happen.
So thanks again for the ‘toolbox’. besides checking out our web-page if your ever in town and want to check out what were doing feel free to stop by and see how were progressing. keep up the good work.
peace
John