Wednesday, December 17, 2008

december fields


december fields
Originally uploaded by touzanka
This is a view of the fields from the roadside. You may be able to see some green mixed in with the dried out grass. Some of it is wheat, and some of it is other.

december wheat


december wheat
Originally uploaded by touzanka
This is a view of the wheat sprouting in our rice field. It looks really heathy and lush in this spot, but in others there isn't that much growth. I'm not sure why.

Sunday, December 07, 2008

1% Increase in Local Food Self-Sufficiency Would Bring 19 Billion Yen Annual Gain | Japan for Sustainability

1% Increase in Local Food Self-Sufficiency Would Bring 19 Billion Yen Annual Gain | Japan for Sustainability

An increase of sustainability sounds great, but if it comes through a greater dosing of the earth with petroleum or splicing in genes from somewhere, I'd say we should rely on the declining birthrate to lower population. That should bring about the same effect.