A farm for the future

BBC documentaire uit 2009 over de wereldwijde voedsel- en landbouwcrisis, m.m.v. Martin Crawford (Agroforestry Research Trust), Fordhall Farm, Richard Heinberg en anderen.

Rebecca Hosking, boerendochter die documentaire-filmer werd, gaat in op het energiegebruik in de landbouw, dat in de komende jaren kritiek zal worden, zonder in paniek te vervallen. Aan de hand van voorbeelden in Engeland verkent ze de mogelijke perspectieven, zoals een milieuvriendelijke land en tuinbouw die ons leven zou kunnen veranderen. Ze kiest ervoor om terug te keren naar de boerderij waar ze opgegroeid is en gaat die van haar vader overnemen. Maar HOE gaat ze boeren? Er komen wetenschappers van naam aan het woord: Patrick Whitefield, Rob Hopkins, Rosie Boycott, Richard Heinberg, Tim Lang e.a.. Niet alleen permacultuur-enthousiastelingen komen hier aan hun trekken: elk weldenkend mens kan zijn/haar voordeel doen met deze documentaire.
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[MOTS411]

Precisely. If it were simply about thriving and surviving and helping one another and ourselves we could all live cohesively and harmoniously, just taking care of ourselves and our neighbors, it's REALLY NOT that difficult! But money and becoming rich is what drives so many to do all the wrong things and want the wrong things. WE could all enjoy just living on and off of the land and not really need very much. But people are greedy and selfish and want and need more more more and utter nonsense.

[RUcookoo]

The problem with these farmers is they are trying to grow and increase their profits and also to survive under the heel of industry, oil and machines. If communities grew only what they needed there is no problem and trade to other communities would be a joy and not the competition.

[RUcookoo]

The truth is that there is far more oil than they want you to know. Unfortunately the oil people are amongst the "elite" and they use oil manipulation to control almost everything with an end goal of total ownership and control..But if oil were cheep as it should be then they the oil people would have 1/3 or 1/6 their power.

[ConsciousOneironaut]

we as humans can adjust our bodies to eating strictly nutrient dense leaves, seeds, stems, tubers, nuts, fruits, flowers, buds...essentially a true vegetarian diet-we could farm our own personal natural gardens and/or forage for our food and water and live well without currency or a tyrannical government like we have now that feeds us genetically modified, non-nutrient dense, shit- and fluoridated/plastic filled, also, non-nutrient dense water for dietary use- no wonder why were dying of illness

[Mrgruffy44]

Our dependence on petroleum is unsustainable (what else is new?) But what are the alternatives? Take only what you need, and leave the rest. Leave the land as you found it. Chemical fertilizers ruin the soil. Humans need to eat meat. But why should animals suffer? What we take from the earth must be returned to the earth in forms it can use. But how are the masses fed without mass agriculture production? We put more energy into food production than we get from the food.

[forgiveaspie]

Ok, based on your argument, I'll grant you that: Plants can feel (the seasons).

Now tell me, do plants have "feelings"? If you walk to your garden and cut a piece off a plant every day, do its feelings get hurt? If you walk to your garden and hit your dog with a boom stick, will it eventually cower in fear of you? What about a cow? Rabbit? Chicken? Mouse? Yeast? Shrimp? Mealworm?

[koertje]

Food shortage would be good for the prices farmers can get, isn't it?

Better than the usual over production.

[Marc Abuys]

If this will be the Future ,than i have very much hope on improving our silly ,destructing and polluting way of life, its more than retarded,as we can see to Plow fertile ,healthy soilground with machines, to put in monocultural crops drying out the whole soil, in that way Insects,Worms, and Birds havent got anything the next few seasons and its getting worse during time...In Permaculture thats based on Forestry,from conservational Biodiverse angle its very important to see what can develop.

[Mrgruffy44]

Crude oil may not be "fossil". Consider "ambiotic fuel" in which the processes deep withing the earth create a possible endless supply of crude oil. But I'm not counting on it. More crop production per acre to feed a growing human population. This in turn encourages the increase in population--a self-feeding spiral. But it must end. Either Gates, Rockefeller, etc do it with their vaccines, GMO food, chemtrails. Or Mother Earth will force a drastic population reduction.