Two percent solutions for the planet : 50 low-cost, low-tech, nature-based practices for combatting hunger, drought, and climate change / Courtney White.
This profiles fifty innovative practices that soak up carbon dioxide in soils, reduce energy use, sustainably intensify food production, and increase water quality. The two percent refers to: the amount of new carbon in the soil needed to reap a wide variety of ecological and economic benefits; the percentage of the nation's population who are farmers and ranchers; and the low financial cost (in terms of GDP) needed to get this work done. They're mostly low-tech, too, relying on natural resources such as sunlight, green plants, animals, compost, beavers, creeks, and more. The author expands what he calls the regenerative toolbox, to include holistic grazing, edible forests, biochar, weed-eating livestock, food co-ops, keyline plowing, restoration agriculture, bioenergy, aquaponics, animal power, Farm Hack, bees, bears, wildlife corridors, rainwater harvesting, native seeds, and various other projects from across the United States, as well as in Canada, Europe, and Australia. These short, engaging success stories will help readers connect the dots between diverse, exciting, and pragmatic practices, and inspire them to dig deeper into each individual story and concept, energized by the news that solutions do exist.
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- ISBN: 9781603586177 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: 227 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm
- Publisher: White River Junction, Vt : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2015]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Subject: | Environmental protection > Citizen participation. Sustainable living. |
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Lansdowne Library | TD 171.7 W453 2015 (Text) | 26040003176522 | Main Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |