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Water for foodThe wicking bed system could be described as a revolution in food production. Yet it looks so simple that it does not immediately look revolutionary. But the implications are potentially dramatic. There are still divergence of opinion on global warming, but there is no dispute that the world is warming and that carbon in the atmosphere is increasing. The divergence is how significant the contribution of man made emission are to global warming. The developed countries have historically been the major contributors to increased carbon levels. But in future the developing countries will be major contributors. China is already the largest emitter. The strategy left to man is a combination of minimization and adaptation. Water for food production will be one of the critical with global warming. The importance of the wicking bed system is that it means food can be produced with reduced and erratic rainfall. But it also captures carbon from the atmosphere and integrates this into the soil structure. The wicking bed system can be adopted by both developed and developing countries however it is particularly appropriate for developing countries giving them the opportunity to offset their carbon emissions. I
Today this technology is important as it captures atmospheric carbon and so can offset climate change. However it does require water to maintain the soil moisture levels - in a dry continent like Australia this presents a major challenge. Subsequently technologies such as improved irrigation scheduling, local water harvesting, subsurface irrigation and the wicking bed were developed for the more effective use of water. Chapter 2 irrigation scheduling
Chapter 3 Subsurface and improved flood irrigation
Technically successful but with limited commercial uptake this was not regarded as a success but it did lead onto the highly successful wicking bed technology. Chapter 4 Local water harvesting
Here we look at how local water harvesting can capture water but minimizing this evaporation.
The wicking bed enables us to grow food with a lot less water, it can be used to harvest water otherwise lost and particularly it can actually capture carbon from the atmosphere.
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wicking worm bed is a highly productive growing system which not only
produces more food from limited water, but also recycles waste organic
material to provide plant nutrient and capture carbon.
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essence is to form an underground reservoir of water or pond contained
by a waterproof container or liner below the surface. New wicking bed site www.easygrowvegetables.com
Chapter 6 climate change - capturing carbon in the soil
The only solution is to extract carbon from the atmosphere. Plant already extract 30 times more carbon than total and made emissions. The problem it that this carbon rapidly en-enters the atmosphere. This chapter shows how we can retain this carbon in the soil
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