Peak Oil - Reducing Inputs and Costs

Through intensive farming practices based on oil-based inputs we have mined and extracted the goodness from our soils in order to maintain high agricultural yields in the short term. Soil carbon levels have been depleted by over use of nitrogenous fertilizers and, with the end of peak oil, our dependence on chemical fertilizers and mechanized processes are no longer affordable or sustainable. All over the world over-worked agricultural soils are crashing in productivity and we must move towards natural biological farming practices that restore long-term soil health through natural nutrient cycling processes. Biological fertliser and farming practices can significantly restore soil health and dramatically reduce the amount and cost of chemical fertilizers. By delivering natural, co-operative dynamic living systems to the land or crop they build soil health, plant vigour and improve the quality and nutritional levels in food. By creating greater natural stability and sustainability in the farming process they are a win-win solution.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• soil
• carbon
• peak
• oil
• farming
• biological
• microbial
• health
• nutrition
• yield
• Soil
• Healthy
• soils
• crop
• crops
• Crop
• Animal
• farm
• animals
• Plant
• plants
• vigour
• Disease
• resistance
• Pest
• structure
• organic
• matter
• nutrients

[sweetelesue]

The whole world needs to look to Cuba now for the answers. EVERY family in America needs to start growing food or America will die. Period.