12 Jul Tue 2011
Fighting GLOBAL WARMING locally here in S.Florida. THE CLIMATE CHANGE EFFECTS ON AGRICULTURE :How can you be THE SOLUTION?
How does climate change affect agriculture ?
Read how the draught is affecting 14 states from a recennt NYT and MSNBC reports :
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43718212/ns/us_news-the_new_york_times/v
Simply speaking , I can relate to you what is happening from my observations as an urban farmer here in S.Florida.
We are on Water Restrictions extreme draught D$.Meaning that watering is allowed once a week in most of PBC.
Even though we started getting some rain releif lately, the Okeechobee lake is still below acceptable average level by two feet.
A friend of mine who owns a nherb farm is suffering dramatically as she has no water to irrigate her plants from the nearby canal .
The good news is that people are starting to take the situation seriously and save on water consumpyion.
The best bet is educating the public not punish their pockets in the beginning.
More people are feeling the heat in their wallets as the produce na dfood items prices move up.There is a trend to start growing their own food in backyards .I teach classes on organic gardening and my last class was fascilitated at the City of Lake Worth.The city is pioneering a Compost program .I am volunteering to teech composting and the class is for FREE.
More details at The Natural Awakening PBC Magazine and my event box @:
localharvest.org/farms/M20618
Education makes a difference.