"Graham Burnett" wrote in message ...
"Wesley Trotman" wrote in message
.. .
Dear David,

Good question, most people dont pay much attention to this place.

Graham Bell says: 'All patterns of occupation or behaviour have edges and
they offer a particularly rich envronment. This is because the edge of
anything is especially rich in species, supporting plants, animals and
activities from both its neighbouring areas, and also the species and
activities which only take place in that special zone.'

One good example is the intertidal zone on the sea shore. This is very
rich
in species and energy.

Think about it and make a list. One not often thought about is that
between
land and air. How about night and day.?

But coming together so seldom on this news group we observe a series
of isolated oasis abandoned in a desert with no edge.

Ayn Marx

The edge between forrest and cleared areas can be quite a bit warmer due
to
the edge of the forrest catching the wind which moves the leaves and
branches and the friction heats the trees up. So here is and energising
factor at an edge.

Can we make a list here?


Probably two of the most valuable edges of all in Permculture are those
which occur when people come together and when ideas come together...

Cheers Graham