Soil

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Interesting short film by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification at the bottom of this page.

Climate change is a complex, nuanced discussion, and the film advocates a particular point of view that I don't endorse 100%. But some of the discussion of soil management is relevant, with a modest stretch, to WD consideration of grape farming regimes. There's some cool imagery here, too. About six minutes.

 

[MLipton]

Is dessertification the addition of sugar to otherwise savory dishes? I've been appalled by that practice for ages now.

Mark Lipton

 

[SFJoe]

The curse of fusion cuisine.

 

[Steve Edmunds]

sounds pretty unsavory to me...

 

[Kay Bixler]

I wouldn't want to cross a desert twice but I would always like two desserts.

 

[SFJoe]

On the subject more seriously, careful what you feed the baby.

 

[Unknown]

originally posted by SFJoe:
On the subject more seriously, careful what you feed the baby.

diatoms again?

 

[SFJoe]

Mmmmmmm, diatoms!

 

[Ian Fitzsimmons]

Damn. Fixed.

Funny thing is, my son brings home straight A+s in spelling.

 

[SFJoe]

originally posted by .sasha:

diatoms again?

In truth, it's more a question of continued irrigation to grow rice in the desert--the water keeps evaporating, but the minerals stay behind.

It is probably smarter not to grow rice someplace where it has to be irrigated by mined groundwater. Or to find a spot where there is a lower level of heavy metals in the soil.