Environmentally Sustainable Farming Practices

Environmentally sustainable farms have tangential benefits for the local ecosystem and a reduced impact on global carbon emissions.

Transportation of food to island nations uses a great deal of fossil fuels. Burning these fossil fuels directly contributes to global climate change and ocean acidification. Locally produced foods reduce transportation energy costs.

By using environmentally low impact techniques, local farms increase their energy efficiency and increase their independence. For example, by catching rain water and using drip irrigation methods, both water and energy are conserved. Sustainable greens harvesters increase harvesting efficiency. Storing and locally transporting food in solar power refrigerated trucks also decreases reliance on the power grid, lowers operating costs, and reduces fossil fuel use.