Our Daily Bread: A shocking documentary that puts a miror in front of us and shows us who we are.
"Welcome to the world of industrial #food production and high-tech #farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial #environment which leaves little space for #individualism. #People , #animals , crops and machines play a supporting role in the logistic of this system which provides our society's standard of living. #OUR_DAILY_BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas."
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"Welcome to the world of industrial #food production and high-tech #farming! To the rhythm of conveyor belts and immense machines, the film looks without commenting into the places where food is produced in Europe: monumental spaces, surreal landscapes and bizarre sounds - a cool, industrial #environment which leaves little space for #individualism. #People , #animals , crops and machines play a supporting role in the logistic of this system which provides our society's standard of living. #OUR_DAILY_BREAD is a wide-screen tableau of a feast which isn't always easy to digest - and in which we all take part. A pure, meticulous and high-end film experience that enables the audience to form their own ideas."
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#Hunger
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#Fiat
These forests, some over 1,500 years old, serve as #biodiversity reserves and are crucial for local #ecosystems, providing #habitat for #wildlife and supporting agricultural #pollinators. They cover about 4% of the original forested area due to extensive #deforestation, with around 35,000 individual church forests remaining. There are many conservation efforts include building walls to protect these areas from grazing and agricultural encroachment.
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It provides a cool, humid, and dark environment that helps extend the shelf life of produce by slowing down the ripening and decomposition processes.
Root cellars have been essential for centuries, especially before modern refrigeration, as they allow for the storage of #food without electricity, making them a #sustainable and reliable method for preserving harvests.
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This book is one of the best resources to understand what a forest really is, and how you can build a food forest from scratch.
If you need a fundamental knowledege about forest gardening you should read it. We as gardeners should build systems that thrieve without any human intervention.
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It is typically constructed using natural and recycled materials, such as earth-filled tires, aluminum cans, and glass bottles, which are often combined with natural materials like adobe and hempcrete. Earthships are built to minimize their reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels by harnessing renewable energy sources like solar and #wind_power.
Key Features of Earthships:
Materials: Primarily made from recycled materials like tires and cans, along with natural materials.
Energy Efficiency: Uses thermal mass construction to regulate indoor temperatures naturally, reducing the need for heating and cooling systems.
Renewable Energy: Powered by solar, wind, and other #renewable energy sources.
Water Harvesting: Collects and treats rainwater for household use, minimizing reliance on external #water supplies.
Sewage Management: Treats its own sewage using planter beds.
Food Production: Often includes space for growing #food, enhancing self-sufficiency.
This system allows water to flow by gravity without the need for pumping, making it efficient in arid regions. Qanats begin with a mother well at an elevated location, and the #water is channeled through tunnels to outlets in settlements or agricultural areas. They support irrigation and domestic use, contributing significantly to the development of #civilizations in arid environments.
This can occur naturally or be intentionally crafted, often in a horseshoe shape with taller plants at the back and shorter ones at the front. Such designs allow for the cultivation of tender plants that require longer growing seasons than the surrounding area permits. Sun traps are particularly beneficial in colder climates, enhancing #gardening opportunities and plant #diversity.
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How It Works:
Capturing Wind: Openings at the top of the tower are aligned to catch prevailing winds. The air is directed downward into the building through vertical shafts.
Pressure Differentials: Wind creates high pressure on the windward side and low pressure on the leeward side, facilitating airflow through the structure.
Stack Effect: Warm indoor air rises and exits through upper openings, while cooler, denser air enters below, enhancing ventilation.
Cooling Mechanisms: In some cases, air passes over water (e.g., #qanats) for evaporative cooling before entering the building.
Photo: Global distribution of the 4.2 kiloyear event
The term "BP" in "4.2-kiloyear BP event" means "Before Present," with the "Present" defined as January 1, 1950. This climatic event marks the beginning of the #Meghalayan age in the #Holocene epoch.
The 4.2 ka event is hypothesized to have triggered the collapse of several civilizations, including the Old Kingdom in #Egypt, the Akkadian Empire in #Mesopotamia, and the Liangzhu culture in the lower Yangtze River area. It may have also contributed to the decline of the Indus Valley #Civilization, causing population shifts, and the migration of Indo-European-speaking people into #India. However, some scientists argue that the event was not a global drought and lacked a clear timeline.
The event may have resulted from a significant weakening of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC), disrupting global ocean currents and causing shifts in precipitation and temperature patterns. An abrupt southward shift of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) and increased El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) variability may have also contributed to these climatic conditions. While explosive volcanism in #Iceland has been suggested as a potential cause, its impact is considered negligible due to the low sulphur content of Icelandic volcanoes.
The effects of the 4.2 ka event varied across different regions:
East #Asia The event led to a significant reduction in the strength of the East Asian Summer Monsoon (EASM), resulting in a stark humidity gradient between northern and southern #China.
#Korean Peninsula Significant aridification occurred.
Southern #Africa The region became wetter due to the southward shift of the ITCZ.
Recent research suggests that the impacts of the 4.2 ka event may not have been globally catastrophic as once thought but rather a series of smaller events impacting local climates.
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"This term is composed of pairi, meaning "around," and daêza, meaning "wall" or "to build". The #Greek adaptation paradeisos referred to royal parks and was later used in biblical texts to describe the #Garden of #Eden. Over time, it evolved into various languages, including #Latin paradisus and Old #French paradis, before entering #English.
Photo: Shazdeh Garden, #Mahan, #Iran
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