Daniel Halsey

That is great info! Thanks for the reference. It makes sense that over the course of 700 some years the soil could get over salinated here. I know we all struggle with the salinity of our soil and the water arriving via canal. By the time the canal water reaches Phoenix much of the water has evaporated leaving behind excess minerals.

You may not know that Dan and I are originally from MN, and attended the U of MN in Minneapolis. How is permaculture doing in the upper Midwest? I left the state going on 7 years ago and moved to OC CA and then here in Phoenix for the last year and a half. So far I really like Phoenix more than either the Twin Cities or the OC. I really struggled with the lack of sunshine over the winters back home, but couldn't stand the materialistic nature of the OC. At least sunshine isn’t a problem here, and the people are a little more grounded!

I hadn’t seen your blog before, I’ll start looking though it! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate it,

Liz

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I just want to comment on the Native American Tribes leaving the area centuries ago. In the book 1491, I highly recommend, it is told how the people of that time irrigated so much that they salinated the land and made it unusable. This…"

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Liz & Dan July 7, 2008 at 10:11am

That is great info! Thanks for the reference. It makes sense that over the course of 700 some years the soil could get over salinated here. I know we all struggle with the salinity of our soil and the water arriving via canal. By the time the canal water reaches Phoenix much of the water has evaporated leaving behind excess minerals.

You may not know that Dan and I are originally from MN, and attended the U of MN in Minneapolis. How is permaculture doing in the upper Midwest? I left the state going on 7 years ago and moved to OC CA and then here in Phoenix for the last year and a half. So far I really like Phoenix more than either the Twin Cities or the OC. I really struggled with the lack of sunshine over the winters back home, but couldn't stand the materialistic nature of the OC. At least sunshine isn’t a problem here, and the people are a little more grounded!

I hadn’t seen your blog before, I’ll start looking though it! Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I appreciate it,

Liz

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