Agroregeneration: September 2012

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Article claims little evidence of health benefits from organic produce - OK

There may be something to this when regarding the fact that many organic foods are grown exactly the same way as non-organic, just without the chemicals. I have seen some incredibly damaging organic farming outfits. If something is grown in a monoculture pulse with depleted soils it can be nearly as damaging and unhealthy as production agriculture. If the soil is depleted and damaged the food is probably not going to be that healthy. The part I find especially interesting is a comment that another blogger made "Do a tiny amount of digging, about 10 mintues worth, and you find an excessive amount of crossover and revolving doors between Castlight and (wait for it...) Monsanto Company." Go figure right?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120903221122.htm

More on the Drought in the United States

This just continues to highlight the fact that we need to rethink our entire water strategy...

http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/15/us/drought-impact/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

Monday, September 10, 2012

The Worst Idea Ever - Geoengineering

The latest geoengineering idea to combat global warming is both a ridiculous and dangerous. While I do not see something so dumb ever getting past the drawing board, the notion of geoengineering general seems to keep popping up at a frightening level. Does anyone see the problem in engineering our way out of a problem we engineered our way into? In this case, the plan is to spray tonnes of aerosols into the upper atmosphere to reflect sunlight back out into space. Our lack of understanding in the way nature works is what got us into this mess in the first place. Further complicating the issue with more unnatural means does not seem like the solution. Why not just attack the cause? This would basically give industry license to emit as much as they want as long as they spray enough aerosols to mitigate their warming effect. It is a reckless and stupid endeavor.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120830191017.htm

Deforestation Decreases Rainfall

Anyone who understands hydrology cycles knows that forest and plant cover, along with associative transpiration, is critical in the formation of long term climate stability in both medium and large scale precipitation patterns. Deforestation and modern agriculture have decreased transpiration and soil drought resilience to the point that desertification is affecting large swaths of territory. Feedback loops further exacerbate the ever increasing problem.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120905135008.htm

Part 1 Grand Master Beekeeper Don the FatBeeMan on Naturalizing and Avoiding Chemicals listen while you work or Facebook!

Organically Managed Beekeeping Podcast interview with Grand Master Beekeeper Don the FatBeeMan part 1. Discussion topics include Naturalizing Bees, Small Cell Beekeeping, Avoiding Chemicals and much more. He has 50+ years using alternative beekeeping methods and is a wealth of knowledge. Listen while you work or Facebook! Check out his YouTube Channel for more information.

http://somdbeekeeper.com/2011/01/15/podcast-episode-18-meet-don-the-fatbeeman/

Matt Reed from BeeThinking.com discusses Top Bar Hives on The Organically Managed Bee Keeping Podcast listen while you work or Facebook!

Matt Reed from http://www.beethinking.com/ discusses Top Bar Hives on The Organically Managed Bee Keeping Podcast. Listen while you work or Facebook! Top Bar Hives offer an alternative style of beekeeping which allows the bees to build their own comb in a more natural way.

http://somdbeekeeper.com/2011/11/21/episode-22-top-bar-hive-style-beekeeping/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+somdbk+%28Pragmatic+Beekeeping+Podcast%29

Michael Bush on the Organically Managed Beekeeping Podcast listen while you work of Facebook!

Michael Bush is a legend in the Natural Beekeeping movement. Whether you are an aspiring beekeeper or an experienced one looking to move to more natural methods, Michael is a wealth of knowledge.

http://somdbeekeeper.com/2011/12/23/podcast-episode-23-the-practical-beekeeper/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+somdbk+%28Pragmatic+Beekeeping+Podcast%29