(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.1) Agroecology (taken from Wikipedia)
Agroecology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agroecology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A community-supported agriculture share of crops. Agroecology is the study of ecological processes that operate in agricultural production systems. The prefix agro- refers to agriculture. Bringing ecological principles to bear in agroecosystems can suggest novel management approaches that would not otherwise be considered. The term is often used imprecisely and may refer to “a science, a movement, [or] […]
(par 5.4.3.2.3.1.3) Ecological Farming the Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Hear
Ecological Farming: the Seven Principles of a Food System that has People at its Heart https://www.infonet-biovision.org/index.php/News/ecological-farming-seven-principles-food-system-has-people-its-heart Introduction Greenpeace’s Food and Farming Vision explains why Ecological Farming is the solution for a sustainable future and why we need to act now to hasten much-needed systemic change. It needs no more than a few figures to see […]
(par 5.4.3.2.2) The Flow of Energy (with special reference to human consumption)
The Flow of Energy: Primary Production to Higher Trophic Levels “All flesh is grass.” – Isaiah Three hundred trout are needed to support one man for a year. The trout, in turn, must consume 90,000 frogs, that must consume 27 million grasshoppers that live off of 1,000 tons of grass. — G. Tyler Miller, Jr., American Chemist (1971) […]