THE PRACTICAL SIDE - 

TOOLS WE CAN COMBINE TO CREATE HIGHER YIELDS OF FOOD PRODUCTION WHILE MAINTAINING SUSTAINABILITY , AND DEVELOPING OUR OWN NEW METHODS.

We plan to use hi-tech breakthroughs (and some time-proven ancient farming concepts, that are used very little or not used at all these days) to grow crops in a variety of conditions, including harsh ones, and in areas that crop production has been considered impossible. The next step will be to open a sustainable living educational center and retreat.

Here are some of the technology and experimental systems we will be integrating:

• The use of local heritage seeds from many varieties, for strength, disease resistance, and the ability to withstand the different harsh environments they original grew in. 
• Experimenting with combining all harmless, cutting edge, appropriate technologies in new and innovative ways, while developing our own. 
  
  Here are a few we are working with:

1. Quantumponics - An amazing system of electrically charging the water in plant nutrient solutions. It appears to nearly double crop growth, while making plants stronger and disease resistant. Just think of the potential this could hold for farmers and easing world hunger. Even in a limited growing space, the thought is staggering. Photos of our first measly, but startling scientific experiments are available on the Suspro.org site.
2. Trough Blumats - A soil based drip irrigation system that senses the water needs of the plants by the soil moisture. It provides the perfect amount for each plant. Totally passive- no need for electricity. Customizing the nutrient flow to individual plants, optimizes plant growth and health (making them more naturally resistant to pests and diseases). Photos coming soon.
3. Sonic Bloom - This is another remarkable relatively new system that combines mimicking nature's ability to cause plants to uptake more nutrients, with a special external nutrient solution. Their photos backup their claims that it dramatically increases crop yield and size. We're talking log size corn here folks. It uses sounds similar to those of birds at dawn, which they claim creates tthe plants nutrient uptake. Photos coming. See videos and their products on the Suspro links page.  
4. Smart valves - For hydroponics. A time tested nutrient delivery device that uses a valve float mechanism (kind of like the one that tells your toilet to stop filling with water). It  passively senses the hydroponic solution needs of each individual plant. This allows the plant to control its own needs, maximizing growth and yield, while minimizing solution and water requirements. Passive and non-electric. We have developed plans to apply these in unique ways, including things like using fish waste or a bio-digester for nutrient solution, in a passive aquaponics system. See photos on... you know where. The photos show how it was used to successfully grow tomatoes in Paraguay, after other regular soil and hydroponics methods failed. 
5. Aquaponics. Aquaponics replicates the natural relationship between fish and plants that exists in life. For instance, the water from a pond that contains fish waste, is a great natural fertilizer for the plants (a kind of fish manure I guess you could say) around the pond, and the plants filter the water for the fish.