Through video, this week’s post explores successful alternatives to fossil-fuel-dependent agriculture widely employed across the globe. With scholars warning that conventional oil production will peak in our lifetime, judicious farmers are sharing tried and tested new practices.
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If you’ve had the opportunity to walk through the fields of a small farm in America, you’ll notice that no matter what the farmers grow, it’s never too much extra work for them to plant a few flowers, even if only by the farmhouse. This is especially true at Love Apple Farm in Ben Lomond, a tiny town in the redwoods along the San Lorenzo River in San Lorenzo Valley, California.
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