> We are planning an article on farmscaping for the Sept. issue of Farmer to
> farmer, a quarterly journal on susag. for conventional farmers. Does
> anyone have any good examples or references to share on this topic? As I
> see it, the point is that having a diverse ecosystem on the farm--one
> that encourages all manner of species--brings numerous benefits to the
> farmer and the community at large. What I hope to do is explain some of
> thsoe benefits to our conventional readers, as well as describe how to
> get started. We will use success stories to highlight major points.
> Thanks!
> Lori Pottinger, assistant editor
>
Lori, that is the whole ethos of Permaculture, increasing diversity
on the farm, planning spatial and temporal orientations to maximize
beneficial relationships between the increased diversity of species.
bill Mollison is the originator of the movement and he has many books
on the subject, just search under Permaculture. Good Luck
John VanLeeuwen
Agroecosystem Health program
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario Canada N1G 2W1