purplepear
Senior Member

Think it was you who I sent some cassava to to trial .. well how did it go ?

Ummm no. People already think I'm bananas for wanting to do this. I think the gardens will be Olla Gardens and resturant will be Purple Carrot.

When I get my land next year, can I steal your idea for the name "Purple Carrot"? I love it!

Now that I have found Mandala Town, it will be a chore to evict me! I look forward to learning and sharing. It would be wonderful it were not only an Intentional Community, but also an International Intentional Community. All my hopes for the work you and Kate are doing.

Pt2

I would like it to be a business model that can effect the necessary agricultural changes in this area. Portland has traditionally been very progressive toward sustainablility. I think given the right business model, much of the city will follow suite. Even if the operation were to run at a "break even" point, the social and economical changes it would create would be worth it as it will create better nutrition, jobs, and a chemical free environment as well as greening the city. I will be on vacation for three weeks over the winter break. This is when I plan to compile all of my research into this new business model. I am hoping to lease land from the power company next year.

And so that's my story and I'm sticking with it!

I grew up gardening the "old" way that is commonly called permaculture today I've spent my professional carrier as an engineer and project manager. Now that my kids are almost grown and don't need mom around all of the time, I've delved deeply into permaculture reasearch. Turning deserts into rain/food forests would be my ultimate dream, but for now I am working on a business/project plan for a commercial scale food growing operation that will utilize the unbuildable lands between industrial/commercial sites in my area. I am hoping to create jobs, set up an educational center, and have a resturant that serves our foods next to a produce store that only sells our produce. If we don't grow it, we don't serve/sell it.

Thanks for the welcome purplepear. I just read Linda Woodrow's book, and am totally taken aback. Love every word of it. I'm not into roucous debate, I prefer cooperative discussion that continues to move toward solutions.. I hope to learn a lot in this forum.

Holy Cow Mark! That's a lot going on. I trust everything will calm down for you soon.

I know exactly what you mean with the garlic and onion harvest - it seems to take a lot longer than it should.

Take care mate. Best wishes to your family too.

See ya on the flip side

You a busy beaver PP?, or have you just decided not to hang around the forum so much? With so much negativity floating around I miss your positivity and wisdom.

Hi PP, wanna chat Mandalas?