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““Before the white man cameBefore the white man camewe never had to weed our gardens.”we never had to weed our gardens.”Locally Integrated Food & Energy
L.I.F.E.108-year-old Chaska woman108-year-old Chaska woman
native American, California
PARADIGM SHIFTPARADIGM SHIFT
David YarrowDavid [email protected]@nycap.rr.com
www.carbon-negative.uswww.carbon-negative.uswww.nutrient-dense.infowww.nutrient-dense.info
www.farmandfood.orgwww.farmandfood.org
www.ancientforests.uswww.ancientforests.us
www.dyarrow.org www.dyarrow.org
www.OnondagaVesica.infowww.OnondagaVesica.info CLICKCLICKto beginto begin
How do we put fertility in our soils?How do we put fertility in our soils?… … to grow food to feed our communities?to grow food to feed our communities?
How do we keep fertility in our soils?How do we keep fertility in our soils?… … long term, sustainable fertility?long term, sustainable fertility?
How do we put Carbon in our soils?How do we put Carbon in our soils?… … out of Earth’s atmosphere?out of Earth’s atmosphere?
… … all 90 elements in a balanced blend?all 90 elements in a balanced blend?
… … not another annual addiction?not another annual addiction?
… … when the price of oil is over $100 a barrel?when the price of oil is over $100 a barrel?
CarbonCarbon
Strategy for SurvivalStrategy for Survivalin a climate of changein a climate of changeSoilSoil
MineralsMinerals
PARADIGM SHIFTPARADIGM SHIFT
CLICKCLICKto continueto continue… … to reverse global warming?to reverse global warming?
CarbonCarbonNegativeNegative
In the Amazon,In the Amazon,replacing replacing slash & burnslash & burn
with with slash & charslash & charcan can end end rainforest destructionrainforest destruction
to create to create sustainable, permanent agriculturesustainable, permanent agriculture
Can this work in our “temperate” zone?Can this work in our “temperate” zone?our question is:our question is:
sucking COsucking CO22
Into sugarInto sugar
to transform intoto transform into
CarbonCarbonto boost soil fertilityto boost soil fertility
photosynthesisphotosynthesis
regenerate regenerate Soil Food websSoil Food websand grow moreand grow more
pyrolysispyrolysis
inoculationinoculation
out of Earth’s atmosphereout of Earth’s atmosphere
CarbohydratesCarbohydratesplant biomassplant biomass
BiocharBiocharsequestered carbonsequestered carbon
CLICKCLICKto continueto continue
FoodHealth
Carbon NegativeCarbon NegativeSoil Mineral NutritionSoil Mineral Nutrition
3-day training3-day trainingFeb. 5–7, 2009Feb. 5–7, 2009
Barre, MABarre, MA100+ growers100+ growers
Dan KittredgeDan Kittredge
Dr. Arden AndersenDr. Arden Andersen
www.realfoodcampaign.orgwww.realfoodcampaign.org978-257-2627978-257-2627
beyond organic beyond organic
Soil
The Real FoodThe Real FoodCampaignCampaign
Nutrient DenseNutrient Dense
North Brookfield, MANorth Brookfield, MACLICKCLICKto continueto continue
Income multiplier effect
Each $ in farm income (sales)supportivesupportivecreates primary wealthCommunityCommunity
L
feeding families is a #1 daily priority & ritualcascades as $7 in further local sales
AgricultureAgriculture 1:71:7everyday everyone must eat
food is the largest slice of the economic pie
food is totally consumable, day-by-day
no community in the Northeasthas a food system policy or plan
building sustainable community economiesLocally Integrated Food & Energy
IF E
all wealth comes from the Earthextraction of natural resources
AgricultureAgricultureForestry
Mining
70%70%15%10%
and conversion into commodities
or council or office or manager
linear
circularalmost
$85 out of $100
CLICKCLICKto continueto continue
LIFE
If we produce & marketIf we produce & marketfood labeledfood labeled
““nutrient densenutrient dense””andand
““carbon negativecarbon negative””will people buy it?will people buy it?
Confronting Our Climate Change ChallengeConfronting Our Climate Change Challenge
are you ready?are you ready?for the nextfor the nextPARADIGM SHIFT?PARADIGM SHIFT?