Mineral nitrogen fertilizer replacement - RED CLOVER OR ALFALFA

#MoveTheDate Solutions

Personal / Community: Personal action

Food sub-categories: Agroecology

Description: Just watched documentary about food sustainability and a professor from Iowa State University, after a conducted research on a land in Iowa said that 90% of use of mineral nitrogen fertilizer is reduced due to the planting of red clover or alfalfa with corn and soy.

Website about this solution: Netflix- "Sustainable"

Why I love this solution: Reduced contamination of soil and water

Comments

• • Eric K.
  • 2019-07-14T22:04:41.330697+00:00
  • trying to solve world hunger with food is like trying to put out a fire with gasoline.