The industrial food system depends on fossil fuels for fertilizer. Shutting down the Strait of Hormuz just before the spring planting will raise food prices.
Natural farming or do-nothing farming, was proposed by Fukuoka in his seminal 1978 book, The One-Straw Revolution, and follows five principles: no tillage, no fertilizer, no pesticides or herbicides, no weeding, and no pruning. This is the way to go for sustainable agriculture with no external inputs. The yields were comparable to industrial agriculture. Ideally, the holdings are smaller so more people can live off the land that is self-sustaining - Small is beautiful, is it not?
And maybe reserve 60-70% of the land reserved for evolution to take its natural course for all living things.
Natural farming or do-nothing farming, was proposed by Fukuoka in his seminal 1978 book, The One-Straw Revolution, and follows five principles: no tillage, no fertilizer, no pesticides or herbicides, no weeding, and no pruning. This is the way to go for sustainable agriculture with no external inputs. The yields were comparable to industrial agriculture. Ideally, the holdings are smaller so more people can live off the land that is self-sustaining - Small is beautiful, is it not?
And maybe reserve 60-70% of the land reserved for evolution to take its natural course for all living things.
Would this issue not make aquaponics an attractive option since fertilization would come from fish waste?
Food, trade and industrial complex: is there room for discussing food sovereignty at some level? What might be an appropriate level?