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RETRIEVING FARM
Gundby Farm
We commit to develop the "Gundby Farm" into a pilot farm of sustainability.
Aim is to create a Nutrients Retrieving Farm in five years. This means, that within 5 years there will be
1) Investment in a bioenergy plant
We will use e.g. manure, slaughter waste, reed, unutilized fish as a source of energy and source of retrieving the nutrients back to use
2) Holistic design of field/cultivation methods and techniques in organic farming together with the neighbour farm
3) Optimal amount of animals
4) Full and open access to the planning
process, implementation and results as a possibility for scientist to develop new solutions
The goal is not only to recycle phosphorus but to retrieve the nutrients already lost from the active use. Phosphorus is a non-renewable natural resource, which will end in 70-100 years (the mined raw material). Nothing exists without it, and there is no substitute for phoshorus.
Nitrogen will be recycled for climate reasons: a lot of energy is consumed when producing nitrogen, and it is a major contributor to the energy balance of the farm.
(To retrieve: to get something back, to save something from being lost, damaged, or destroyed, to set something right or make it better, revive or restore something to its original condition)
Aim is to create a Nutrients Retrieving Farm in five years. This means, that within 5 years there will be
1) Investment in a bioenergy plant
We will use e.g. manure, slaughter waste, reed, unutilized fish as a source of energy and source of retrieving the nutrients back to use
2) Holistic design of field/cultivation methods and techniques in organic farming together with the neighbour farm
3) Optimal amount of animals
4) Full and open access to the planning
process, implementation and results as a possibility for scientist to develop new solutions
The goal is not only to recycle phosphorus but to retrieve the nutrients already lost from the active use. Phosphorus is a non-renewable natural resource, which will end in 70-100 years (the mined raw material). Nothing exists without it, and there is no substitute for phoshorus.
Nitrogen will be recycled for climate reasons: a lot of energy is consumed when producing nitrogen, and it is a major contributor to the energy balance of the farm.
(To retrieve: to get something back, to save something from being lost, damaged, or destroyed, to set something right or make it better, revive or restore something to its original condition)
2010 February 04
Milestones
1st Milestone
2010 February 04
Creating a first draft of the holistic design and the investments needed
2010 April 30
Details
Ilkka Herlin
other
Estate
Finland
Ilkka Herlin
ilkka.herlinREMOVETHISCAPITALTEXT@cargotec.com
Ilkka Herlin
ilkka.herlinREMOVETHISCAPITALTEXT@cargotec.com
Cargotec Corporation
Sörnäisten rantatie 23
00150 Helsinki
Sörnäisten rantatie 23
00150 Helsinki
Contribution
Eutrophication
Permanent
-own investments
-continous dialogue with the scientist about the latest methods and findings
-good cooperation with the farms nearby
-continous dialogue with the scientist about the latest methods and findings
-good cooperation with the farms nearby
Gulf of Finland, and the effect of setting an example of a Pilot Retrieving Farm in a larger scale
- scientist, farmers, media and all those interested in global sustainable agriculture
Highly significant effort
14/02/2010
other
5 years