Wildlife Gardeners - North American Wildlife Gardening - Organic Gardening http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/ en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:48:51 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/images/styles/desert_green/misc/rss.jpg Wildlife Gardeners - North American Wildlife Gardening - Organic Gardening http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/ Organic Farms Not a Conservation Cure-All http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/organic-gardening/6904-organic-farms-not-conservation-cure-all.html Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:17:25 GMT Organic Farms Not a Conservation Cure-All In some regions of the world, organic farms may be a losing proposition for both wildlife and food... Organic Farms Not a Conservation Cure-All
In some regions of the world, organic farms may be a losing proposition for both wildlife and food production.
By Emily Sohn

Thu May 13, 2010 07:00 AM ET
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Organic Farms Not a Conservation Cure-All : Discovery News
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* Organic farms in the United Kingdom protect just 12 percent more biodiversity than conventional farms.
* These farms also produce less than half the amount of crop yield as their conventional counterparts.
* Biodiversity was higher on organic farms that were surrounded by other organic farms as opposed to those surrounded by conventional farms.
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Discovery News
Zahra Hirji
August 10, 2010

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A new study suggests we should borrow an idea from ancient Amazonian farmers: biochar. Researchers have found biochar could be the real deal, able to sequester over a billion tons of carbon from the atmosphere each year.
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Biochar is charcoal made from biomass that is slowly cooked at high temperatures though a process called pyrolysis. Unlike regular biomass, which releases carbon dioxide a decade or two after it breaks down, biochar is much more stable and can retain it for hundreds of years
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Biochar Could Put Huge Global Dent in Greenhouse Gases ]]> Organic Gardening BooBooBearBecky http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/organic-gardening/6888-biochar-could-put-huge-global-dent-greenhouse-gases.html The Evangelists for Heirloom Vegetables http://www.wildlifegardeners.org/forum/organic-gardening/6886-evangelists-heirloom-vegetables.html Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:19:55 GMT The Evangelists for Heirloom Vegetables
NY Times
By CHRISTINE MUHLKE
August 11, 2010
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Jeremiath Gettle, known as Jere, and his wife, Emilee, are the face of a movement to bring disappearing vegetables back to the table. Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, their 12-year-old company, has grown along with the country’s desire to return to real food. The home-schooled twentysomethings’ pioneering spirit is sincere, harking back to the days of buggies without a wink.
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“A lot of people are wanting to see something done the old way,” Jere said. “They’re tired of plastic and modern things and modern food. People just want to taste what an old vegetable used to taste like when people developed them for flavor versus shipping.”
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Baker Creek also benefits from the reaction to gene-altered foods. “It’s one thing to patent an automobile, it’s another thing to patent the food we eat,” said Jere, who passionately opposes genetically modified seeds.
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The Evangelists for Heirloom Vegetables

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