[permaculture] Food Futures Now

Keith Johnson keithdj at mindspring.com
Wed Feb 11 21:41:28 EST 2009


Sounds like a good book. Anyone read it?
Food Futures Now <http://www.i-sis.org.uk/foodFutures.php>
Organic *Sustainable *Fossil Fuel Free
Mae-Wan Ho, Sam Burcher, Lim Li Ching & others 
How organic agriculture and localised food (and energy) systems can 
potentially compensate for all greenhouse gas emissions due to human 
activities and free us from fossil fuels

    * The largest single study in the world in Ethiopia shows composting
      gives 30 percent more crop yields than chemical fertilizers
    * Scientists, too, find organic out yields conventional agriculture
      by a factor of 1.3, and green manure alone could provide all
      nitrogen needs
    * Local farmers in Sahel defied the dire predictions of scientists
      and policy-makers by greening the desert and creating a haven of
      trees
    * Organic urban agriculture feeds Cuba without fossil fuels
    * Organic agriculture and localized food systems mitigate 30 percent
      of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and save one-sixth of
      energy consumption
    * Anaerobic digestion of farm and food wastes in zero-emission food
      and energy farms could boost total energy savings to 49.7 percent
      and greenhouse gas savings to 54 percent
    * Cleaner, safer environment, greater biodiversity, more nutritious
      healthier foods
    * Higher income and independence for farmers, more employment
      opportunities
    * Regenerate local economies, revitalize local, indigenous
      knowledge, create social wealth.


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