Table of Contents

This book is about changes in municipal waste management, agriculture and the food industry that I expect to see changing over the next decade or so.  In a society with sustainable processes in place, business and agriculture work together to produce the products that people require in a way that is balancing to the environment and supportive to the soil.  Perhaps most importantly, sustainable systems are capable of increasing profit by reducing costs and increasing safety and efficiency.

1. Growth Event - Long-term solutions to current and near-future environmental problems are likely to result in a massive increase in the total bio-mass on the planet.  Plants draw CO2 out of the atmosphere.  Plants can be composted, which builds strong soil.  Problems solved.
2. People power - Humanity's growing energy needs require solutions geared towards cleaning up the environment.  New developments in biology and low-tech solutions from developing areas of the world are already being used to meet those needs in innovative ways.
3. Black Gold - New technology in composting can convert all biodegradable waste into rich, healthy compost, and help rebuild and repair declining output in agricultural soils due to mismanagement of fertilizer and lack of concern for the natural biological processes present in the soil.
4. Super Green - Sustainable algae production is capable of producing almost an unlimited supply of protein and plant based lipids for various uses.  This chapter outlines some of the new methods and some of the new technologies that are emerging as ways to increase sustainability and productivity as well as some of the surprising uses for these microscopic miracle plants.
5. Low-Tech Innovation - Intelligent people around the world are working with each other to resolve conflicts related to shortages of resources.  These advances are often simple, effective and adaptable to larger scale operations that deal with waste and agriculture for massive populations.
6. Industrialized compost - Description of an industrialized compost facility and the processes involved with safely and hygienically gathering food waste and other biodegradable wet garbage.
7. Cheese is good - Intelligent, sustainable livestock production results in lower operating costs and increased productivity and safety.  Quality of output is also increased as the life processes of the animals involved are supported and nurtured.
8. We are all superheros - Modern health has been negatively effected by the "industrial diet".  The sustainable diet is bulletproof.  It builds a stronger, healthier person.  Turns out, being healthy is actually good for the environment.
9. Industrial food production - Sustainable technology is capable of increasing safety in food production operations while reducing costs and waste.
10. The power of paper -  The difference in productivity between composted soil and non-composted soil is astounding.  Properly designed bio-degradable products, when properly composted, are capable of strengthening and building stronger, healthier soil. It's a win/win situation.
11. Bologna and kooties - Debunking common misnomers related to health and environmentalism

So that's pretty much it.  There's plenty of work to do.

Systems discussed in this book are often the result of discussion and research performed by many different people in various industries.  Testing and development of agricultural products and systems occurs over long periods of time, based on many different environmental variables that are often beyond the control of humans or their systems.  One of the goals of this project is to contribute to synchronicity between market development and systemic adaptations relative to market efficiencies.

Some of the new technologies introduced or discussed in this book are experimental.  My own experiments have indicated that industrialization of these technologies is possible, although additional testing and verification may be required by industrial process engineers to ensure that various side-effects are considered and that the required systemic adaptations are feasible.

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