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ideas to better the future

Thought Id share some links on some great people and ideas who are really going to make the world a better place for the feature. I'm hopping for others to jump in and help shine light on some of the advance idea’s, movements, technologies and other articles of people or groups who are building a better world agriculturally and beyond..

Natural and organic farming has been successfully changing many of the unsustainable practices that the chemical era has brought. Countries are taking old traditional methods of growing crops and using our advance science to improve and prove organic methods are not only better for the environment but better for us as well.

[url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8213617.stm]the vegetable gardeners of Havana[/url] is an very intestine article on how the city’s in cuba with the help of the rapid decrease in oil supply, had to go back to basics and rediscover low-imput self reliant farming. With out oil based fertilizers or pesticides farmers successfully turned to organic replacements.
In the video [url=https://www.abundantlifefarm.com/index.php/Video20080630/Video]one man, one cow, one planet[/url] a man and his wife move to India and bring the practice of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biodynamic_agriculture]biodynamic farming[/url]. They too grow & harvest crops with out the use of chemical based fertilizers or pesticides.
A long video but comforting and education to watch.
Ther are more video’s worth watching mentioned in [url=https://www.helpfulgardener.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=15611]this thread[/url] for those who are interested.

I think we can learn a lot and should pay attention to these kinds of agriculture, IMO mothers superior knowledge and comforting arms are still open. It is examples like these that should be held high and extended.

Many farmers have grown quite fond of ther farm tractors and harvesting vehicles. These machines have really simplified some of the back breaking task of farm labor. So many wouldn’t even think about trading ther farm tractors for the sake of global worming, when millions of mouths need to be fed.
So a change in how we fuel our vehicles is in need and science is saying we don't have to look to far. [url=https://www.hobbyfarms.com/crops-and-gardening/fuel-from-your-farm.aspx]Biodiesel is the answer[/url]
many farms have plenty of vegetable and animal, the oils from these vegetables and fats from animals can easily fuel farm vehicles. Its biodegradable, renewable and readily available from just the five billion gallons of waste cooking oil produced by americas restaurants.
On top of this [url=https://farmindustrynews.com/mag/farming_electric_tractors_2/]electric tractors[/url] are being developed. John deer is working with magnet electric motor systems that are in the works for feature crops.
Both biodiesel and electric motors are said to not only lower emissions but out perform convention methods as well.

There are so so many alternatives to fueling the feature and many are continuing to pop up. One that I like to mention is [url=https://www.technologyreview.com/Biztech/20319/]Fuel from Algae[/url]. This article explains how algae can make various types of oil, that can then be processed to make various types of fuels, including diesel and jet fuel.
[url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_fuel]wiki link on algae fuel[/url]

No till farming is also now being pushed by the US senate.
This month the Senate is set to take up the climate and energy bill that Congress began work on last spring. One provision will likely set up a system to pay farmers for something called "no-till farming."
No till farming not only benefits soil health/biology but soil scientist and environmentalist have finally change the minds of many & proved that no till farming reduces carbon % in the atmosphere.
[url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112496096]Can Dirt Really Save Us From Global Warming?[/url] the quote above is from this article and it also has a nice audio of the story as well.
[url=https://farmindustrynews.com/biofuels/energy/green-farming-equation-0508/]green farming article[/url] is another great read, stressing to till soil less and properly manage nitrogen. Research is shown in this article, on no-till vs conventional vs organic.

Many organic gardeners and people in the agriculture field have acknowledged that fungi play a important role in soil and plant health. They form relationships with our plants, decompose organic matter and take nitrogen from the air and feed our soil. But many don't really understand fungi like Paul Stamets.
[url=https://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world.html]6 ways mushrooms can safe the world[/url]
in this video paul explains how mushrooms (fruiting bodies produced by fungi) can be used as natural pesticides, break down toxins, and [url=https://www.lifeboxcompany.com/]build feature forest[/url] or possibly build ecological footprints to other planets.

The people at the [url=https://www.soilfoodweb.com/03_about_us/approach.html]soil food web[/url] are also helping us understand on how soil & soil life works. They are helping with idea’s and methods on how to properly approach agriculture. In this article [url=https://www.energybulletin.net/node/23428]Soil food web - opening the lid of the black box[/url] the soil food web is briefly explained on how to approach pest, build fertile soil, and the hows of compost and make[url=https://www.finegardening.com/how-to/articles/brewing-compost-tea.aspxbrewing]compost tea[/url].

Realizing that as human population continue grow our demand for food will increase too. Many great minds have come together to try and find a way to sustainable feed our growing population. One great idea was to build crops right in our cities, this will not only supply fresh harvested goods but also be self sufficient. The advance green technologies like solar cells, collecting rain water, green architecture and using gray water are some of the idea’s that were put together to possibly feed our feature generations.

[url=https://weburbanist.com/2008/03/30/5-urban-design-proposals-for-3d-city-farms-sustainable-ecological-and-agricultural-skyscrapers/]sky scraper crops[/url] is what many are pushing to be a reality. Instead of taking more land from the all so many live forms we share the planet with, many visionaries, idealist, naturalist and realist are reaching for the sky to grow our feature crops. I personally don't like the sky scrapers I see in downtown LA, all the smog and no color. But if we were to just bring a little color and life to these buildings, id probably consider living in the cities, most likely working on the sky scraper crop!

I hope you enjoyed these great idea’s as much as I did!!
Again please jump in and add to this collection of idea’s of the near feature.

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Wow! Great post... thanks for all the time and energy you put into it. I don't have time right now to follow all the the links, but it is wonderful that people are thinking seriously and productively/ positively about how to solve the problems we are facing...

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I'll probably look at those later, but I do like Skyscraper Gardens. You get longer growign seasons, better insulation(from 6 inches of dirt) and much better air quality. Some restaraunts in San Fransisco grow their own crops on top of their buildings and have fresh ingredients daily!

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Very nice TDB! :D

I have read a few of those and watched some of those articles\videos in the past. The mushroom one was very good as well as the Biodynamic video.

I will have to come back to this later it's ACT time right now.

Thanks, it's people like you as well as others on the site that have opened my eye's to a different way of thinking. I was always green, and cared about my planet. You can blame that on my punk rock upbringing. No they weren't all drug using violent aholes. But I tell my friends now I'm too green for my own good, of course I'm kidding. Mainly they think I'm nuts with all the stuff I do. That is very different than their way. I have been spreading the word, always have but much more now.

If you only change one persons mind with this post than the circle of life will grow.

Props to you my friend! :D



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