Integrated Food and Waste Management System

=Introduction=

Integrated food systems are desirable. Here is a high level proposition. As ecological collapse moves forward, here is a regenerative proposition, which is worth pursuing and developing at all scales.

=Current Production Methods: Need to be Improved=



=The Integrated System Proposition=



=Economic Analysis=





=Biogas Powered Cars=

Compressed biogas from IF&WMS can be used to power cars. See this -. This is from ISIS, who have tried Dream Farm 2 as a model IF&WMS.

=Discussion=

1.9.09 - Integration is not easy. For the entire system to work - major, diverse infrastructure requirements exist. These may include water-tight storage vessels, ponds, vats, earth structures, containers, etc. - which at a large scale, require significant startup capital, heavy equipment and large-scale planning to implement. Materials handling is a huge requirement.

Because of the above difficulties and others, traditional farming remains at monoculture.

One of the main keys to diversified farming is availability of equipment - which is being addressed by the Global Village Construction Set.

With basic earth moving equipment available, Factor e Farm will be implementing a system in 2009. Capacities include earth moving, pond digging, lumber generation for rot-resistent containers, and soil preparation equipment. Next in line is the genetic base.

=Links=
 * http://www.opendigitalvillage.net/index.php?title=Integrated_Farming#Integrated_Farming_.26_Multi-Purpose_Unity_Centers
 * http://green.onevillage.tv/?p=163
 * Irno Petto Farm pilot project http://integratedfarming.netcipia.net/xwiki/bin/view/Main/Irno+Pretto+Farm
 * "Sustainability on the Pig Farm" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fFIg5WLnm0
 * "Sustainability on the Pig Farm" http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6713711390377326644
 * 4 in 1 biogas technology from China - http://openfarmtech.org/4in1.doc
 * Project by ZERI in Namibia: Beer and Spirulina