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Oasissofas: Growing food while mimicking the forests

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dc.contributor.authorEdralin, Don Immanuel A.en
dc.contributor.authorReyes, Manuel R.en
dc.contributor.authorLe, K. N.en
dc.contributor.authorIzhar, L.en
dc.contributor.authorCreason, S.en
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialGreensboroen
dc.coverage.spatialDurhamen
dc.coverage.spatialNorth Carolinaen
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T20:30:36Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T20:30:36Zen
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.description.abstractWater quality in urban areas can be enhanced by biomimicry. In this study, we mimicked the forest by growing vegetables in 6’ x 3’ beds called oasissofas copying a ‘forest ecosystem’ of: continues mulch; minimum soil disturbance – no tillage; and spatial and rotational species diversification. A highly fertilized, compacted and herbicide applied monoculture lawn at the North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University campus was converted into an experimental site to test if an oasissofa system is a better alternative in producing urban vegetables compared with conventional tilled systems. The site used a lot less artificial chemicals than when it was in grass hence water quality from runoff is improved.en
dc.description.notesLTRA-12 (Conservation agriculture for food security in Cambodia and the Philippines)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier7550en
dc.identifier.citationPresented at the 2013 Water Education Summit: Making a Difference in Your Community, Chattanooga, TN, 24-26 September, 2013en
dc.identifier.other7550_Edralin_water_summit_2013_oasissofas.pdfen
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/70213en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConservation agricultureen
dc.subjectUrban agricultureen
dc.subjectField Scaleen
dc.titleOasissofas: Growing food while mimicking the forestsen
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