What Happened Today? Feather Sound walk with Kay. Worked at home. Working on B&H product line. Met with Clifford and Matt. Later that evening I listened to Irish music.
GAIA- Planetary Management:
246. Between 1945 and 1975, about 30 million ha of land in the US were lost under concrete and asphalt, half of this being arable land.
247. South America: The major limiting factor is mineral stress (47%), the areas affected generally being vast tracts of forest.
248. Tropical forest soils are typically low in nutrients.
249. Less than half of the fertile soil is used for crops.
250. How Much Land Could We Cultivate? We cultivate only 11% of the Earth’s surface, and yet some experts believe that as much as 24% could be used for crops.