----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Biodynamic Food and Farming Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2003 7:26 AM Subject: Re: Negative ion generator coils.
> > > Hi James, Lloyd, Roger and others > > I know the energy you speak of in the snow country, just never felt it > through the Monaro. The positive ions could be the reason, or that almost > every time I've driven through, there has been very little if any > vegetation. Hi Liz Maybe its because you live in a much more favoured area, the Monaro is naturally treeless (thats supposedly the aboriginal meaning of the word), its naturally quite low rainfall for tableland country - a classic rain shadow area - you can see this easily from tracing the mountain ranges on a map, Cooma's average rainfall is around 18inches, so you have predominantly lower rainfall grass species similar to our western plains would grow, the lower rainfall over millions of years means that the basalt formation has not broken down to anything like the same extent as in other similar regions so that the soils are much more rocky. It was so favoured by early settlers because of what it was - treeless grazing country with reliable water and fertile soils, they just moved the stock in and set up shop. Dalgety is another special little rain shadow area but with poor granite soils to boot - go a little further around the circle to Bungarby and you find some of the most productive grazing country anyplace - its a very variable area for soils and rainfall even in its "normal" season (no such thing of course) Next time you go there look at the animals and the people, maybe you'll see a different side, maybe I'm nuts but I like the place. Cheers Lloyd Charles _______________________________________________ BDNow mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can unsubscribe or change your options at: http://lists.envirolink.org/mailman/listinfo/bdnow
