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Environment & Energy

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25. "incorporate woody perennials into our food systems"

Tue Jan 8, 2013, 02:05 PM

Jan 2013

Here's the project I'm working on for my property right now with that very goal in mind:

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150438605171847&set=a.10150438604701847.357661.574696846&type=3&theater

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151092155116847&set=a.10150438604701847.357661.574696846&type=3&theater

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151092156886847&set=a.10150438604701847.357661.574696846&type=3&theater

I weeded out about half of them this fall that were too puny (under 1 ft of growth), erected a fence to stop rabbits, and will see how many survive the winter. So far we've only hit -10F all year, which is nothing for Minnesota, so I'm pretty confident winter-hardiness won't be a problem.

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Getting weary of arguing with poster who says that 3 foot sea level rise won't matter [View all] CreekDog Jan 2013 OP

Tell him to move now to the Florida Keys. sinkingfeeling Jan 2013 #3

+1 Scuba Jan 2013 #4

! CreekDog Jan 2013 #8

Don't know if this helped PADemD Jan 2013 #5

To some, its a disaster. To others, it wont be their primary concern NoOneMan Jan 2013 #6

That's my take on it as well. GliderGuider Jan 2013 #7

I tend to agree OKIsItJustMe Jan 2013 #11

The answer is trees, trees and more trees NoOneMan Jan 2013 #13

Trees are at best part of a possible answer OKIsItJustMe Jan 2013 #18

Well, it depends on what you are trying to solve NoOneMan Jan 2013 #21

2�C warming was (somewhat arbitrarily) decided to be the safe limit OKIsItJustMe Jan 2013 #22

The Moringa tree also could serve a role. Stevepol Jan 2013 #24

"incorporate woody perennials into our food systems" NickB79 Jan 2013 #25

Awesome work! NoOneMan Jan 2013 #28

Oh! I see now! FBaggins Jan 2013 #10

Your examples miss the reality. FBaggins Jan 2013 #16

Katrina was 27 feet over about 20 miles FarCenter Jan 2013 #19

You may have noticed that Katrina overwhelmed coastal defenses. FBaggins Jan 2013 #26

So at the tail end of the Age of Cheap Energy and Plentiful Food... NoOneMan Jan 2013 #15

And that is the only reason I'd rate this as "won't matter" (so much) NoOneMan Jan 2013 #20

Three feet is much for the Florida Keys, but, CRH Jan 2013 #23