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Smartcultures enable farmers to leave each field better than they found it in terms of in situ nutrients, organic matter, soil structure and erosion resistance. Smartcultures support sustainable crop production by cultivating Nature’s nanotechnology – algae and microbial communities – to build soils, feed crops and reduce erosion. Farmers use the natural power of microflora in place of synthetic agricultural chemicals. Farmers may reduce costs by recovering and recy… More >>
This book on urban design extends and develops the widely accepted ‘compact city’ solution. It provides a design proposal for a new kind of sustainable urban landscape: Urban Agriculture. By growing food within an urban rather than exclusively rural environment, urban agriculture would reduce the need for industrialized production, packaging and transportation of foodstuffs to the city dwelling consumers. The revolutionary and innovative concepts put forth in this b… More >>