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Sustainable Farming by the Square Meter
David Li and Roger Mu
Friday, July 12, 2013
Failed Industrial Farming: post WW-II
Friday, July 12, 2013
Terrible Foods
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Food Waste and Obesity
Friday, July 12, 2013
Food Miles
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CSA, Urban Farming and Farmers' Market
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David vs Goliath
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Farming in China
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Local farm and metropolitan self sufficiency
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CSA and Farmers' Market Do Not Work
• Average income of a family farm in Shanghai: RMB 110,000 a year for 7
• No evil giant farming corporations
• Majority of foods are local
• No premium for farmers' market
• No equals in CSA
• Concession on farm subsidies made in WTO entry
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Let's Farm!
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• 70% of production farmlands
are with in 50 km
• Low cost to rent the land
• Low cost to hire the farmer
• Farming as a service
• Get food by square meter
Connect to Farm
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Farming as Strategy Game!
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Enact a real life Happy Farm or Farmville
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Farming as a sport: grow competitively!
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Natural farming vs biodynamics
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Animal poo vs fish poo
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Soil vs Water
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Farms in Pudong
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Next Steps
• Forming a farming groups: Roger and David
• Arrange field trip to the Pudong Farm
• Regular Meetup in the city
• Try to get as many people picking up farming as sports and hobby!
• Contact us: taweili@gmail.com
Friday, July 12, 2013

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