The Local to Global Intercropping Farm

SystemA sophisticated system of global commodities mixed with

local foods in perfect harmony.

By Michael Sharry

COFFEE

BANANAS

CITRUS TREES

ACACIA

Herbs and Teas

ANIMAL INTEGRATION?

Chickens and Pigs

Chickens and Pigs eat composted coffee bean hulls High in fiber and protein

Green bananas provide 75% of hog diet Can also be fed to cattle

Citrus peels are often fed to Cattle (in India)

Acacia pods are high in protein and fat

Hog manure contents 7% N 0.02% P 0.1% K 0.005% Ca 0.001% Mg

Chicken Manure (Layers) 3.1% N 2.7% P 2% K 1.7% Ca 0.3% Mg

BIOFERTILIZER 2 kg Rock dust; Limestone 2 kg Wood ash 1 kg Kelp meal (or fish emulsion) 50 L Fresh manure 100 L Water 2 L molasses 500g Yeast

Ecological Efficiencies

Economic Stability

Social Welfare

Sources

https://www.clemson.edu/extension/livestock/livestock/camm/camm_files/swine/sch3a_03.pdf

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MUAC

http://www.coffeeresearch.org/agriculture/coffeeplant.htm

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COAR2

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/banana.html#Soil

Agrodiversity: Learning from Farmers Across the World By H. C. Brookfield, Helen Parsons, Muriel Brookfield

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0244/

http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?26

http://www.fruit-crops.com/citrus.html#PRODUCTION

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/morton/mexican_lime.html

http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Acacia_farnesiana.html

Questions?