Environmental SurvivalGuide

This is a short video that was created to briefly describe what the whole idea of Urban Harvesting is about. You can read more about it in the previous post listed below.

The idea is simple and based upon the problem that most of the fruit that makes it into our grocery stores is transported great distances (1,000+ miles on average). All this energy, while a large percentage of fruit in people’s backyard simply goes to waste because most homeowners lack the time and interest to properly share or store this food.

Our mission is to directly connect this otherwise wasted fruit with the local markets, processing facilities, and food banks. We also plan to share all our experiences with this service by openly extending this information with the rest of the World. We hope others will adopt our strategy and start similar services in their own community.

If you are interested in more information, please visit Terra Harvest and you will be able to sign up to receive more information via email newsletter. We also want to hear what you think about this and if you have any suggestions to how to connect with others that might be interested in getting started. Please pass along so more like-minded individuals can learn about this project. Your welcome to use any photos from my Virb account for blog posts.

Thanks!

Joseph Gallo Dairy & Cheese Plant’s methane capture provides 80% of the electricity for the plant from 5,000 cows. The farm uses waste water from the cheese plant to flush the manure from the cattle stalls. The solid manure is removed and the remaining liquid containing bacteria from the cow manure is pumped into a covered digester (pond). This bacteria releases methane that is then used as fuel for electric generators.

A similar anaerobic digester is being used by the UC Davis Biogas Energy Project to divert food waste and yard clippings from landfills. Instead the organic biomass is being used to create alternative renewable energy. View the fullsize video.