Building a repurposed shipping container home community based on simple permaculture techniques can significantly reduce the impact of climate change, promote food security, and preserve soil quality through several interconnected approaches.
Part 2 of our 3 part series.
FOOD SECURITY
Regenerative Agriculture: Permaculture incorporates practices like agroforestry, crop rotation, and companion planting, which enhance soil fertility and support diverse ecosystems. The community can grow its own food through small-scale, sustainable farming techniques, reducing dependence on external food supply chains. Growing food locally saves on transportation and reduces reliance on fossil fuel-dependent industrial agriculture. Producing 2lbs of vegetables locally instead of importing it from distant industrial farms saves approx 7x of CO2 per lb of food
Local Food Production: A permaculture-based community focuses on growing food close to home, promoting self-sufficiency. Gardens designed with permaculture principles maximize space, providing a variety of fruits, vegetables, and herbs year-round. This increases local food security and reduces food transportation emissions. If each household in the community produces 200-350lbs of food annually (through permaculture techniques like food forests and gardens), this can result in savings of 50-300 kg of CO2 per household
Perennial Crops: Permaculture promotes the use of perennial plants, which live for multiple years and can provide consistent food sources without the need for replanting. These plants reduce soil disturbance, improve soil health, and provide reliable yields
CO2 Reduction Estimate: 7x of CO2 per lb of food plus 50-300 KG of CO2 per household.
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