Departure
Here we are as a team at the "north pole," which marks the completion of our hectare. What a busy week it was.
Goodbye SERC. Farewell, team members.
posted by Dr D @ 7:18 AM
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Goodbye SERC. Farewell, team members.
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My expedition fellowship is funded by a grant from the "HSBC In the Community (USA) Inc."
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4 Comments:
The fungi were very interesting. Perhaps this is because they seem almost exotic, but we never get them to grow like that here. The yellow jelly one in particular, what conditions other than a lot of rain are neccessary for it to be like that, or is it a specific species?
Andrew Morton, Period 8.
when you (Dr. donahue) said that if we water the grass too much, then we get mushrooms... are those edible? Because when I was in Seattle, I saw some giant white mushrooms, pretty similar to the types we usually eat...
should we have a soil factory? which only produce soil, (from dry sandy soil to agriculture beneficial soils)
so the farmers can farm all they want, and later when the soils are out of nutrient, they just scrape off the top soil layer, and lay the new soil with all good stuff in it on top... and keep farming...
just wondering...
TianTian Dong Per:8
Now that we have seen the movie that dealt with Cuba and their resolution to a shortage of oil, natural gas, coal, etc, I have been pondering the most successful US response to a similar situation. In terms of agriculture, I belive that families would have to plant enough to sustain themselves. This process would need to be organic and maximize the production of the soil (while maintaining it for future use). Commercially, there would be an agricultural nightmare--farms would have to minimize their scale, irrigation would have to continue in ways that does not cause salinization, and more. What, after learning about global warming and forestry during this trip, do you think society can do to reduce agriculture's dependence on oil, chemical pesticides, herbicides, and unsustainable practices? What is most viable? Is it converting forests to agricultural plots? Should we revert to a hunter gatherer mindset?
Overall, I think we can learn from Cuba. Our mindset will change once anarchy ensues, but that is how American society works. To avoid this, we must now change our practices, agriculturally and as consumers.
Jordan Meer
P.6
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