Solar Harvest Farm Steve & Michelle Heyer Richie, Sheri & Sarah 7432 Marsh Road, Waterford, WI 53185
Phone: 262-662-5278 · Email: solarharvestfarm@yahoo.com
Website: www.solarharvestfarm.com
Phone: 262-
Website: www.solarharvestfarm.com
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The Agricultural Challenge of the 21st Century:
Feed an expanding population utilizing diminishing resources.
If we peel back the rural veneer of a modern industrial farm, we find smokestacks.
The efficiencies of an industrial farm is tethered to it’s ability to continue to obtain low-cost diesel, electricity and natural-gas-based fertilizers.
Is this realistic, and if not, what are the alternatives for feeding the world?
The Brawn of the 20th Century is playing out .
Time to use our Brains.
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Vertical vs Hortizontal - Environmental Impact of high density monocultures. pdf