J JAMESBJOHNSON Guest Jun 9, 2010 #1 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/09/science/earth/09amish.html SHIT!
L LaRocha Literotica Guru Joined Mar 24, 2003 Posts 1,094 Jun 9, 2010 #2 Indigenous peoples are notorious for slash and burn agriculture. Destroy the land, move on, destroy the next swathe. It doesn't just 'grow back', it takes decades even in the jungle for a canopy to return.
Indigenous peoples are notorious for slash and burn agriculture. Destroy the land, move on, destroy the next swathe. It doesn't just 'grow back', it takes decades even in the jungle for a canopy to return.
J JAMESBJOHNSON Guest Jun 9, 2010 #3 Slash and burn fertilizes the soil; plus old trees are full of rot and pests.
L LaRocha Literotica Guru Joined Mar 24, 2003 Posts 1,094 Jun 9, 2010 #4 JAMESBJOHNSON said: Slash and burn fertilizes the soil; plus old trees are full of rot and pests. Click to expand... Slash and burn is just a strategy for clearing land. The soil is then used until it's no longer fertile.
JAMESBJOHNSON said: Slash and burn fertilizes the soil; plus old trees are full of rot and pests. Click to expand... Slash and burn is just a strategy for clearing land. The soil is then used until it's no longer fertile.
