An heirloom plan is an old cultivar of a plant used for food that is grown and maintained by gardeners and farmers, particularly in isolated or ethnic minority communities of the Western world. These were commonly grown during earlier periods in human history, but are not used in modern large-scale agriculture. In some parts of the world, it is illegal to sell seeds of cultivars that are not listed as approved for sale.
"Hemp is among the oldest industries on the planet, going back more than 10,000 years to the beginnings of pottery." ... Illegal? You must be joking!
Most of the power sector’s emissions come from a small minority of plants - Shutting down the worst 5% would cut electricity's carbon emissions by 75%.
The Role of Industrial Hemp in Carbon Farming - Plant Hemp!
Industrial hemp has been scientifically proven to absorb more CO2 per hectare than any forest or commercial crop and is therefore the ideal carbon sink. In addition, the CO2 is permanently bonded within the fiber that is used for anything from textiles, to paper and as a building material.
"To truly know the world, look deeply within your own being; to truly know yourself, take real interest in the world." - Rudolf Steiner (1861 - 1925)
Communities of Practice (CoPs)
Communities of Practice (CoPs) are organized groups of people who have a common interest in a specific technical or business domain. They collaborate regularly to share information, improve their skills, and actively work on advancing the general knowledge of the domain.
"We must overthrow all human dictatorship! Free the cockroaches, free the rats, free the earthworms!" - Ryū Ōta (太田 龍), in the Japan Ecologist Proclamation.
Senegalese plant circular gardens in Green Wall defence
Aly Ndiaye, a Senegalese agricultural engineer, is the mastermind behind the circular bed design. Circular beds allow roots to grow inwards, trapping liquids and bacteria and improving water retention and composting. The project aims to create hundreds of specially designed circular gardens in a bid to boost food security.
1.6 billion disposable masks entered our oceans in 2020 alone. This equates to roughly 5,500 tons of plastic pollution. A disposable masks takes 450 years to biodegrade.
The Great Lightbulb Conspiracy (IEEE Specturm)
"In carefully crafting a lightbulb with a relatively short life span, the cartel thus hatched the industrial strategy now known as planned obsolescence."
Today's Big Tech are the masters of planned obsolesence - and many celebrates them for it...
A Soil-Science Revolution Upends Plans to Fight Climate Change (quantamagazine)
#Comment: Once again a case where the scientific community is finally admitting that they have been terribly off-track for centuries - a fact practitioners pointed out all along. Science is good at many things, but practicing humility, listening, inclusivity and general respect for Nature are not among them.
