Equity Partnerships in Sustainable Reforestation at "Hilltop", a Series 07

The Future is here, what is it?

Agricultural biologicals, perhaps

Figure 1.  From LaurieCo. 

Agricultural biologicals are products that are derived from natural sources such as microorganisms, plant extracts, or other biological matter.  Farmers and consumers alike have little, if any, knowledge about this and yet they are the intended beneficiaries.  Why is it difficult to get from idea to concept and then to implementation of new processes that develop agricultural biologicals?  Perhaps it is that the agricultural products which we find on our grocery store’s shelves were first designed several generations ago and are part of the accepted mainstream, the daily routine.  Information access and direct ordering with door-to-door delivery is the start for the consumer, but how about the farmer who can now be located anywhere while plugged into his own retail customer base.

The Present is not the Past

Figure 2. 

  "What does it take to save a bleeding-heart?" 

April 19, 2014 by Grace and Keren.  

Deforestation illustrated from 1900s (70%) to 2010 (6%).

Rapid Island-Wide Survey of Terrestrial Fauna and Flora on Mindoro Island, Philippines Map of Mindoro Island shows the successive decline of forest cover from 1900 (70% forested) to 1998 (22% forested).  From:  “Rapid Island-Wide Survey of Terrestrial Fauna and Flora on Mindoro Island, Philippines”, (With additional notes on the results of  the fauna and flora inventory of selected priority areas for biodiversity conservation in Mindoro Oriental Province) Final Report, 1999 Prepared by Juan Carlos T. Gonzalez, Andres Tomas L. Dans and Leticia E. Afuang

Is the Inconvenient Truth so Apparent

Figure 3.  From "an inconvenienttruth, A Global Warning"

Carbon dioxide or CO₂ for those readers, who were born last century, has two meanings, the first is the one that we learned when in high school:  that of one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms and we learned it to being essential to life.  Later in 2006 we learned it to be an atmospheric pollutant or Green House Gas (“GHG”) that caused Global Warming and our children or grandchildren have learned only that definition.   How did this perceptual change occur so quickly?   A national political figure made an award winning film that put fear into our hearts when he portrayed the end of the Earth, as we know it, was happening before our eyes which was being caused by this

same GHG or CO₂.

Another Viewpoint

Figure 4.  Sherwood Idso's living graphic as depicted in: NASA: Carbon dioxide 

fertilization greening Earth, study finds Anthony Watts / April 27, 2016

Agroforestry is reforestation.  It is utilizing biodiversity, which supports the inherent development of agricultural biologicals.  These solutions are marketed through community based interfacing that uses the Internet to obtain orders with shipping and handling paid for by each retail customer, individually.  This organic and ecological agricultural system discourages the use of synthetic and chemical fertilizers, why, because it can; which is a good thing, probably.  The plant growth thrives on upwards of 2,000 parts per million (“ppm”) of CO₂, another good thing, and again we must say probably, when considering that below 250 ppm all plant life in the world begins to perish.  Average levels of CO₂ in our atmosphere are presently at around 400 ppm.

The Learning Institute for Growing and Selling Food

Figure 5.  “How To Ensure You Are Learning the Right Thing”, 

Published on February 3, 2017, Tapiwa Matthew Mutis

Objectivity learning considers both sides of issues and listens to each with enthusiasm and respect, hopefully.  The student presents his plan, studies the truth and takes away from the learning experience a personal knowledge set which plays into how the student implements his plan to grow crops and market them, probably.   This might be the seed to innovation that respects Mother Nature and makes reforestation common place, certainly.  (www.hilltopmoringafarms.com)