Plants conjure food out of thin air with help from water and sunshine …”February 11 2008
Like most city dwellers, my knowledge of farming is embarrassingly limited. But a conference on agriculture and global warming has inspired me to dig deeper (pun intended) into things rural.
The speaker who grabbed my urban-oriented attention was American-born, U.K.-based Craig Sams, co-founder of Green and Black’s organic chocolate bars. His message was, well, grounding.
“When we talk about food and farming we are talking about carbon,” Sams pointed out. “The process by which food is made starts with carbon dioxide and nitrogen from the atmosphere and turns it into protein, fat, and carbohydrates. Plants conjure food out of thin air with help from water and sunshine …” More >>>
