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16 Jun 2011, 5:41 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
Philologos wrote:
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Subotai wrote:
Awesome.
It might sound gross but when you think of eating a bloody, puss filled hunk of flesh which usually is tainted by feces anyway then it's all just protein.
This way is much more humane.


I rather just be a vegetarian.


Have you paid attention to methods for restoring the fertility of the soil?

All food is recycled rot - that's life.

Speaking of which, the way we do agriculture nowaday is a timed bomb as much as soil quality go. Recycled food may be the future...


Using manure and rotating crops so as to resupply nutrients depleted from the previous type of plants and utilized ones left over or what is a time bomb? Growing the same type of plants in the same ground continuously?

Growing the same type of plant in the same ground continously and pushing it to it's limit by heavy use of fertilizer. Soil become "tired" because of this. Rotating crop is not used as it's need a part of the soil not been used, which is not encouraged in a world of competition, overconsumption and race to profit.


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16 Jun 2011, 5:57 pm

Tollorin wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
Philologos wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Subotai wrote:
Awesome.
It might sound gross but when you think of eating a bloody, puss filled hunk of flesh which usually is tainted by feces anyway then it's all just protein.
This way is much more humane.


I rather just be a vegetarian.


Have you paid attention to methods for restoring the fertility of the soil?

All food is recycled rot - that's life.

Speaking of which, the way we do agriculture nowaday is a timed bomb as much as soil quality go. Recycled food may be the future...


Using manure and rotating crops so as to resupply nutrients depleted from the previous type of plants and utilized ones left over or what is a time bomb? Growing the same type of plants in the same ground continuously?

Growing the same type of plant in the same ground continously and pushing it to it's limit by heavy use of fertilizer. Soil become "tired" because of this. Rotating crop is not used as it's need a part of the soil not been used, which is not encouraged in a world of competition, overconsumption and race to profit.


Nature shall cull us as we focus on petty short sighted exploitations.



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16 Jun 2011, 7:23 pm

Subotai wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Tollorin wrote:
Philologos wrote:
iamnotaparakeet wrote:
Subotai wrote:
Awesome.
It might sound gross but when you think of eating a bloody, puss filled hunk of flesh which usually is tainted by feces anyway then it's all just protein.
This way is much more humane.


I rather just be a vegetarian.


Have you paid attention to methods for restoring the fertility of the soil?

All food is recycled rot - that's life.

Speaking of which, the way we do agriculture nowaday is a timed bomb as much as soil quality go. Recycled food may be the future...


Using manure and rotating crops so as to resupply nutrients depleted from the previous type of plants and utilized ones left over or what is a time bomb? Growing the same type of plants in the same ground continuously?

Growing the same type of plant in the same ground continously and pushing it to it's limit by heavy use of fertilizer. Soil become "tired" because of this. Rotating crop is not used as it's need a part of the soil not been used, which is not encouraged in a world of competition, overconsumption and race to profit.


Nature shall cull us as we focus on petty short sighted exploitations.


But for those who are prudent and think in long term goals, their crops will still be growing while the other farmers have to pay increasingly more to add nutrients to their depleted soils. As the cost of growing food increases for those who farm in an unwise manner, those who grow their food wisely won't have to pay as much and their net profits would increase while those of the short sighted decrease.



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16 Jun 2011, 7:30 pm

iamnotaparakeet wrote:
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This reminds me of a scene from a rather bad sci-fi movie where a vending machine would advertise: "Eat recycled food. It's good for the environment and OK for you."


I'm guessing it also sold packets of "Already Chewed Gum" too, but what was the name of that movie?

It was called "Judge Dread." I don't think it sold any pre-chewed gum.



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16 Jun 2011, 8:23 pm

Subotai wrote:
Nature shall cull us as we focus on petty short sighted exploitations.


And nature will cull us even if we don't.

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16 Jun 2011, 9:00 pm

ruveyn wrote:
Subotai wrote:
Nature shall cull us as we focus on petty short sighted exploitations.


And nature will cull us even if we don't.

ruveyn


That's true.