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Good summary of your assets and liabilities Down Under.
From what I understand, the lack of volcanic activity is a drawback from an agricultural perspective. Australian soil tends to require quite a bit of nutrient application to make it agriculturally productive, doesn't it?
Yes that is true. The interior of Australia is billions of years old. The land has been separated from Africa and India for more than 100 million years. So yes, it is one of most infertile places on the planet, especially the interior.
Richard Wakefield
London, Ont.
No one is ahead of their time, just the rest of humanity is slow to catch on.
Put urine to good use no?
Urine is great fertilizer :)
I am not even close to joking here either. who the hell neeeds foertile land when you can use aquaponics or hydroponics anyway? The land means nothing. Use a inert media "Australian Soil" and run large hydropoinc systems out there.
Sure it would be a logistical nightmare but the water usage would be by far lower than conventional agriculture. It would create a market for extra fish if done with aquaponics. It would be sustainable, you can simply grow duckweed to feed the fish. Urine added to the mix creates huge potential for plant growth.
But then again I am starting to see how I can grow huge quantities of food in my living room through hydro/aqua. I am going to be expanding it to 200sqft in the garage then ultimately 400-600sqft outside in the yard for summertime growth. I will be selling extra yields at the farmers markets.
Fish and Produce fresh as you can get ripe on the vine :)