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  • From: Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com>
  • To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Where Agriculture Meets Empire
  • Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2010 13:17:55 -0700 (PDT)

There is no doubt in my mind that the following can feed the world regardless of how high the population goes.
 
In the developed countries:
Organic, no-till in permanent beds increases yields, reduces labor 50% to 90%, reduces inputs to nearly 0 [seed for new crops and green manure/cover crops], increases fertility, stops soil erosion [no rain water run off], eliminates most disease and insect problems and greatly increases profits.   
 
In developing countries:
Organic, no-till in permanent beds doubles or triples yields, reduces labor by 50% or more, reduces inputs to nearly 0 [need seed for new crops and green manure/cover crops], increases fertility, stops soil erosion [no rain water runoff], eliminates most disease and insect problems and greatly increases profits.  Use bucket drip irrigation to produce during the dry season. 
 
Ken Hargeheimer
 




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