Comments on: Quaker Oats Porridge Powered Factory http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:55:06 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Scotthttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-78453 Scott Sat, 05 Apr 2008 11:50:56 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/#comment-78453 Sorry if this makes me sound stupid, but why don't they compost the husks back into the soil. It seems like they are removing a lot of biomass from the soil that they have to replace with fertilizers and i don't know what else. It seems as if they aren't saving any waste at all but just transfering it, which may have better short term or long term benefits, i dont know. I'm rather ignorant on the subject. If anyone could give me a quick lesson it would be greatly appreciated! :) Sorry if this makes me sound stupid, but why don’t they compost the husks back into the soil. It seems like they are removing a lot of biomass from the soil that they have to replace with fertilizers and i don’t know what else. It seems as if they aren’t saving any waste at all but just transfering it, which may have better short term or long term benefits, i dont know. I’m rather ignorant on the subject. If anyone could give me a quick lesson it would be greatly appreciated! :)

]]> By: anothersimpsonhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-78390 anothersimpson Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:45:57 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/#comment-78390 But great that it's using a by product of food production (that would otherwise be wasted) rather than converting fields that could feed people into bio-diesel production to satiate wealthier nations lust for big cars. But great that it’s using a by product of food production (that would otherwise be wasted) rather than converting fields that could feed people into bio-diesel production to satiate wealthier nations lust for big cars.

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]]> By: BJClarkhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/comment-page-1/#comment-78344 BJClark Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:20:36 +0000 http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/04/03/quaker-oats-porridge-powered-factory/#comment-78344 This would be really really cool but Cuba has been doing this with sugar cane factories since, at least, the 1950's. And the cuba versions not only make the plants carbon neutral, but actively help power the surrounding areas while the mill is up and running.Not that it makes this un-cool, just not as revolutionary as it might sound. This would be really really cool but Cuba has been doing this with sugar cane factories since, at least, the 1950’s. And the cuba versions not only make the plants carbon neutral, but actively help power the surrounding areas while the mill is up and running.

Not that it makes this un-cool, just not as revolutionary as it might sound.

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