Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-08-12 Thread Garth Kim Travis
tables ( which were not very helpful ). Greg H. - Original Message - From: Garth Kim Travis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 7:00 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead Greetings, Get a map that shows illiteracy rates, anywhere

Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-08-11 Thread Greg and April
, 2005 7:00 Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead Greetings, Get a map that shows illiteracy rates, anywhere that the rate is 40% or better you can find cheap land. Also, most of these areas have no or not enforced building codes. Bright Blessings, Kim

Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-10 Thread r
We are cutting ourselves from fuel source options, by wasting land that can be used to grow plants for biofuel, just when the demand gets strong enough to create new markets for biofuel products. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In the mid-Atlantic area where I live, it's sad to see prime

[Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-09 Thread r
Traditional agriculture is slowly killing the available land, which means more work for the rest of us who want to own land some day. What would be the necessary steps to restore, say, a former landfill site or a former gas station? ___ Biofuel

RE: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-09 Thread Bede
. this wouldn't be viable for a single person, but is something that a local municipality needs to take care of. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of r Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 11:04 AM To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Subject: [Biofuel] Bring land

Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-09 Thread Garth Kim Travis
Greetings, There are still many areas where land is cheap because it has been burned out by cotton rot, too much corn growing and overgrazing. If you want to get into agriculture, I would suggest that this would be a better place to start than a landfill or service station. I bought this

Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-09 Thread Hal Galerneau
Hi Folks I've been reading this webb site for some time now and thank everyone responsible for it. I purchased an 82 Mercedes 300D and make my own biodiesel. Kim mentioned another area of concern There are still many areas where land is cheap. Would you elaborate more where these can be found.

Re: [Biofuel] Bring land back from the dead

2005-07-09 Thread RobertCVA
In the mid-Atlantic area where I live, it's sad to see prime agricultural land being turned into tracts for subdivisions, malls, and McMansions, the latter of which often have acres of lawn that must be cut, fertilized, etc., for no good purpose. Unfortunately the market doesn't capture