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Terraces and ditches at Petregal a Permaculture Demonstration Center in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Apr 24 Cycling news 2018: What Cities Need to Understand About Bikeshare Now [1]
Apr 23 1000 Electric Buses To Spearhead Paris Goal Of 100% Zero Emissions Public Transportation [2]
Apr 17 Florida: Miami's sharing potential [3]
Apr 17 Denmark: How do we utilize local knowledge so that others can benefit from it? A guide from the Danish Island of Samsø [4]
Apr 16 Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle: Recycling hope for plastic-hungry enzyme [5]
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Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the development of civilization. In the developed world, industrial agriculture based on large-scale monoculture has become the dominant system of modern farming, although there is growing support for sustainable agriculture (e.g. permaculture or organic agriculture). Sustainable agriculture is the practice of farming using principles of ecology, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. It has been defined as "an integrated system of plant and animal production practices having a site-specific application that will last over the long term: satisfy human food and fiber needs; make the most efficient use of non-renewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls; sustain the economic viability of farm operations; and enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.” |
Engr305 Appropriate Technology Projects: Below are selected service learning projects from Engr305 Appropriate Technology, which is a course on appropriate technology at Humboldt State University taught by instructor Lonny Grafman.
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