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1/ Last month, NYC launched its first curbside #composting effort in Queens, with the goal of expanding across the city to keep the 8M pounds of residential #FoodWaste generated daily from rotting in #landfills and createing #climate damaging emissions. buff.ly/40Mmyqu
2/ After the food scraps are collected, they’re sent to one of two #AnerobicDigestion facilities, where bacteria break down #organic materials in the absence of oxygen to creates a mixture of gases – or #biogas, which can be burned to produce #energy.
3/ But, as @LFO has made clear, #AnerobicDigestion can get tricky. Particularly when #FoodScraps are sent to the #digesters at wastewater treatment plants, which are used to reduce the volume of #SewageSludge. This is happening in NYC. buff.ly/3HNF4s4
01/20 ¿Cómo podemos combatir la #sequía con #compost?
Nuestros veranos son cada vez más calurosos y secos. En esta época las plantas sufren un gran estrés hídrico al disponer de muy poca agua en el suelo.
Aquí un pequeño 🧵 sobre cómo hacerlo...
Nuestros veranos son cada vez más calurosos y secos. En esta época las plantas sufren un gran estrés hídrico al disponer de muy poca agua en el suelo.
Aquí un pequeño 🧵 sobre cómo hacerlo...
02/20 Si a esto le sumamos que muchas zonas agrícolas están “desnudas” (sin vegetación a excepción del cultivo en cuestión), las pérdidas de agua para la agricultura son elevadísimas.
03/20 Por eso, toda práctica que retenga los recursos hídricos en el suelo el mayor tiempo posible, en especial en los periodos de alta temperatura, es muy bienvenida.
A year ago I visited the United States of America under @YALINetwork. Apart from the arranged leadership program, I visited Iowa dumping sites where I learnt the modern way of making organic manure. I wrote a facebook status articulating my zeal to copy this initiative to Malawi.
I explained my idea to some Environmental scientist in Malawi but non showed interest.
Being persistent in whatever I do, I started the process of making composite manure mainly for use in my fruit tree seedlings at @FarmsPikho
Being persistent in whatever I do, I started the process of making composite manure mainly for use in my fruit tree seedlings at @FarmsPikho
During the first trial, I applied my #compost manure to the fruit trees and ended up burning a greater number of it. This was a sign that my manure was powerful just like fertilizer. I devised ways of redesigning manure production processes.
In IPES-Food's latest report, 'The Added Value(s) of #Agroecology', we focused on a series of obstacles that prevent the transition to agroecological #foodsystems.
🌱 One such obstacle is the *access to #seeds & #organic inputs*. Here's a quick thread on why this matters! 👇🏿
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🌱 One such obstacle is the *access to #seeds & #organic inputs*. Here's a quick thread on why this matters! 👇🏿
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#Farmer seed systems - through which farmers select, multiply, conserve & exchange a wide range of reproducible varieties - are an essential component of #agroecology, which relies on diversity at all levels (including crop genetic diversity). 🌱🌿🌾
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#DidYouKnow that these systems account for up to 90% of the seeds used in some African countries? And in #Mali, peasant seed systems make up 75% of the varieties grown in the country.
❗️ However, these systems are lacking in legal recognition and policy support ❗️
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❗️ However, these systems are lacking in legal recognition and policy support ❗️
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Just because something is #recyclable does not mean it's #recycled. This article makes a lot of great points about misleading consumers on the sustainability (or lack thereof) of packaging.
I'd like to add a local and #zerowaste perspective!
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npr.org/2020/09/11/897…
I'd like to add a local and #zerowaste perspective!
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npr.org/2020/09/11/897…
The National Sword program in 2017, when China stopped accepting recyclables unless they met the stringent 0.5% contamination rate, had a big impact on recycling.
China was previously a large importer of US recyclables, which now needed to find new markets. (1/n)
China was previously a large importer of US recyclables, which now needed to find new markets. (1/n)
As far as contamination rates go, the Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency (OCRRA) noted this was "nearly impossible."
Even with a contamination rate of 1%, OCRRA has reported on looking for new solutions:
syracuse.com/news/2020/03/a… (2/n)
Even with a contamination rate of 1%, OCRRA has reported on looking for new solutions:
syracuse.com/news/2020/03/a… (2/n)
Bueno, finalmente terminé de armar mis composteras y filmé el paso a paso por si a alguien le ayuda. Es para hacer #compost de buena calidad y en grandes cantidades, usando materiales disponibles del parquizado o de una pequeña chacra. Si te sirve, miralo (abro hilo)
Compost en grandes cantidades vas a necesitar si tenes una huerta, un vivero, un jardín grande o si simplemente tenes el lugar y te querés poner a hacer para vender. Algunos conceptos son básicos y los podes usar para tu compostera de balcón o patio.
Como antecesor de este hilo y más detalle, te podés leer este:
Healthy #soil sequesters #carbon, promotes the growth of nutrient-dense crops, holds more #water, and fights disease. What #farming practices can get you there? A thread:
Cover crops 🌿 When fields are bare, they're vulnerable to #erosion and #nutrient loss. Planting cover crops protects against this, while also smothering weeds, controlling pests, retaining #water, and enhancing #biodiversity.
