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PARADIGM SHIFT. 108-year-old Chaska woman. L.I.F.E. L ocally I ntegrated F ood & E nergy. “Before the white man came we never had to weed our gardens.”. native American, California. David Yarrow. dyarrow@nycap.rr.com www.carbon-negative.us www.nutrient-dense.info www.farmandfood.org
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PARADIGM SHIFT 108-year-old Chaska woman L.I.F.E. Locally IntegratedFood & Energy “Before the white man came we never had to weed our gardens.” native American, California David Yarrow dyarrow@nycap.rr.com www.carbon-negative.us www.nutrient-dense.info www.farmandfood.org www.ancientforests.us www.dyarrow.org www.OnondagaVesica.info CLICK to begin
PARADIGM SHIFT Strategy for Survival Soil Minerals in a climate of change How do we put fertility in our soils? … to grow food to feed our communities? … when the price of oil is over $100 a barrel? How do we keep fertility in our soils? … long term, sustainable fertility? … not another annual addiction? Full spectrum fertility? … all 90 elements in a balanced blend? How do we put Carbon in our soils? … out of Earth’s atmosphere? Carbon CLICK to continue … to reverse global warming?
sucking CO2 out of Earth’s atmosphere Carbon photosynthesis Negative Into sugar Carbohydrates plant biomass pyrolysis to transform into Biochar In the Amazon, replacing slash & burn with slash & char can end rainforest destruction to create sustainable, permanent agriculture sequestered carbon inoculation to boost soil fertility regenerate Soil Food webs Carbon and grow more our question is: Can this work in our “temperate” zone? CLICK to continue
Dr. Arden Andersen Carbon Negative Soil Mineral Nutrition 3-day training Feb. 5–7, 2009 Barre, MA 100+ growers beyond organic Nutrient Dense Food Health Soil The Real Food Campaign Dan Kittredge www.realfoodcampaign.org 978-257-2627 CLICK to continue North Brookfield, MA
LIFE L I F E LocallyIntegratedFood & Energy all wealth comes from the Earth building sustainable community economies extraction of natural resources Community Income multiplier effect and conversion into commodities Agriculture creates primary wealth 1:7 everyday everyone must eat supportive Agriculture 70% Each $ in farm income (sales) food is totally consumable, day-by-day cascades as $7 in further local sales Forestry 15% feeding families is a #1 daily priority & ritual food is the largest slice of the economic pie Mining 10% linear $85 out of $100 almost no community in the Northeast has a food system policy or plan circular or council or office or manager CLICK to continue
Confronting Our Climate Change Challenge If we produce & market food labeled “nutrient dense” and “carbon negative” will people buy it? are you ready? for the next PARADIGM SHIFT?