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Pie This is a pie it is so yummy, I want to see how much text i can fit in here and if it will fit. We limit our highway speeds to 55 MPH in order to conserve fuel and reduce emissions. Generally, this creates a 1590 fueld savings per mile. This is a pie it is so yummy, I want to see how much text i can fit in here and if it will fit. We limit our highway speeds to 55 MPH in order to conserve fuel and reduce emissions. 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We mitigate the impact by seeking out high efficiency vehicles. The Sprinter on the right gets 18 mpg while the Isuzu on the left only gets 14 mpg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761752886-9JFOKR7H3H9CIAQVO869/01680024.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery We limit our highway speeds to 55 mph in order to conserve fuel and reduce emissions. Generally, this creates a 15% fuel savings per mile, and a similar reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, when compared to a vehicle going 65 mph. EPA test results show that light duty gas powered vehicles traveling at 55 mph create substantially less emissions than when the same vehicle travels at 65 mph: nitrous oxides are reduced by 8% per mile, volatile organic compounds decreases 35% per mile, and carbon monoxide declines 60% per mile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761974703-90WR1L6B3NVQEXKUNXML/00560016.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery A fleet of zero emission bicycles provide on farm transportation for our workers. The bicycle is surely one of the most useful and efficient technologies ever created. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762068740-YGPQPUDHDB1D4GWOSYVH/00560012.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery Lighting in all our buildings is provided by fluorescent light bulbs. As these bulbs die we intend to replace them with LEDS for greater energy savings and longer bulb life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762168766-E0JTJEUBODAFMRT38QWD/93110006.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery The last, lonely incandescent on the farm was removed in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762222673-0B3404VPPQT33M4FPPUL/00560007.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery A high efficiency motor powers this irrigation pump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762349261-NW7YR3HBL8NEHOQXZK7J/00480024.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery Diesel fuel used in our tractors and trucks accounts for a large share of the farm's emissions, making for a vexing challenge in the pursuit of carbon-free energy. In the blackberries behind the diesel tank is an old barn that collapsed within a year of our arrival on the land. Common practice would be to burn the remaining wood to get it out of the way. However, this option means that our garbage would become our neighbors garbage and contribute to global warming. So the barn slowly rots into the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763326503-6AXCPWVJ6EJPRN3AOURE/00980065.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery Our greenhouse is a major source of heat loss. We put up insulated walls every Fall. The walls are removed in the late spring to allow for better ventilation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763515468-E0JQZXGEVJEFJYFH4666/00560004.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery This air shutter allows fresh air into the greenhouse on warm days. The insulated doors are closed at night to prevent heat loss. The wooden end walls, surrounding the shutters, are also insulated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1404839694859-8TWVXYGKV3EOTOAJUUVB/blower.JPG Elements of Sustainability Gallery A fan constantly blows air between the two layers of plastic forming the roof of the greenhouse. The air between the plastic layers provides some insulation and extends the life of the plastic by making it less vulnerable to wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763811926-JELQIIGBPCR8V1A7BK70/00480007.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery Water pipes deliver heat to the bottom of plant trays in the greenhouse. This is a far more efficient way of giving the plants the warmth they need than the air heater we used to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763913195-H37VW538ENEK21I0E8LH/00560003.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery A tankless water heater in the greenhouse heats the water that warms the plants. It heats water only as it is needed rather than maintaining the temperature in a hot water tank even when it is not being used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764010316-KRIF68XRCEX0212HY4GE/00480021.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery The greenhouse water heater is propane fueled. We plan to stop using this nonrenewable resource by installing a heat pump powered by electricity from solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764119416-8LWHVF5WXGMFSINB8Z81/01680006.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery The underground pipes that deliver the hot water from the greenhouse water heater to the plant tables are insulated with foam to prevent heat loss to the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764198816-W825LCT4GJQ1DMP67M7S/00480012.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery A natural source of heat for the greenhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764435335-HV3AO7PDPD4SA4IBDEXV/00480023.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery Motor oil is purchased in reusable drums rather than nonrecyclable plastic containers. 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Some used plastics can be "down cycled," meaning it cannot be recycled into its original form but it can be made into a lower grade material, such as plastic lumber. Other plastics have to go to landfills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764974944-HBQ1C41DLEE51Q7R6SA3/00560011.jpg Elements of Sustainability Gallery We believe that an important part of sustainability is to challenge obsolescence by using items until they are worn out. 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In the background, a great oak tree with a birdhouse mounted on the trunk. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461362480338-YXG7YQSDF1PD4NZ1DLVL/elderberry+by+the+bridge+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Elderberry by the bridge. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461362490569-1AZ2FPOW8DP5LJL1HVNH/willows+along+the+creek+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Willows along the creek. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363524718-T30VRAV7YZZEPE40C1LO/maple+blossoms+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Maple blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363524125-23YR6H51KCC9QVC5DN7F/pussy+willow+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Pussy willow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363401936-43TUBY22D38D28MLZ98M/indian+plum+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Indian plum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363402120-02AGX5Z5SZRFLUCHCEL3/red+currant+2+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Red currant.   https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363412265-EJN9DUTCUXO4XU75J2TB/red+currant+and+oregon+grape+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Red currant and Oregon grape. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461362710859-VSZ3DICXYUKTJ00TFXCS/a+grove+of+wild+cherry+trees+at+the+base+of+the+butte+in+bloom+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News A grove of wild cherry trees at the base of the butte in bloom. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461362709361-81J56Z434DLDUM15S0PY/asian+pear+blossoms+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Asian pear blossoms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363199508-NR1FY8F9N4EDXXVSOWWH/new+cottonwood+buds+are+sticky+and+smell+like+sun-warmed+honeycomb.2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News New cottonwood buds are sticky and smell like sun-warmed honeycomb. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363193493-CNVNCG88LJWZ9XE450AU/This+cottonwood+at+the+culvert+may+be+over+a+hundred+feet+tall.++We+have+selectively+thinned+some+of+the+cottonwoods+growing+adjacent+to+crop+fields%2C+since+they+cast+too+much+shade+for+the+vegetables.++But+in+the+riparian+.JPG SLAW/ Farm News This cottonwood at the culvert may be over a hundred feet tall. We have selectively thinned some of the cottonwoods growing adjacent to crop fields, since they cast too much shade for the vegetables. But in the riparian area there are plenty of tall and majestic trees. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1461363307830-ZDZYHX1TQMX41SETBUWL/Even+our+cover+crops+are+a+polyculture.++Here%2C+a+clover+and+rye+pasture+mix+is+studded+with+occasional+deandelions+and+wild+onions.+2016.JPG SLAW/ Farm News Even our cover crops are a polyculture. 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Chickens work reasonably well on a farm as small as Persephone, but much of their feed is grown in the Mid West and dependent on the fossil fuel subsidy to bring it to our birds. Given more land, we would use ruminants such as cattle, sheep, and goats who are capable of living off of farm pasture with little or no off farm purchases. Several years of cattle on a pasture can provide substantial fertility for a following vegetable crop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399757876164-103YS2PWO06L4Z3Y0RMJ/image-asset.jpeg On Farm Fertility Cover crop at Persephone Farm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399758913464-W4TIAAAKZE2I4EZG06LR/image-asset.jpeg On Farm Fertility Chickens on pasture https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1402517113481-D78OW8CNDZZ3UHH4G2SH/image-asset.jpeg On Farm Fertility Clover cover crop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1402517245029-NPI04M78J0GYL3YWNELL/image-asset.jpeg On Farm Fertility Vetch cover crop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1402517171778-L8FE57PKLTNQZG8XL6CD/image-asset.jpeg On Farm Fertility Phacelia cover crop https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1402517028845-EH4KGKY71BFVVK4XK40Y/image-asset.jpeg On Farm Fertility Crew standing in the sudan grass cover crop http://www.persephonefarmoregon.com/new-page daily 0.75 2019-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761314103-2HX9TVXDOBXZ82MCS5QQ/Solar+Panels.jpg Elements of Sustainability Over 80% of the farm's electrical demand is met by on site solar panels, which are intertied with the utility grid. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761465214-J9W8G4VU7J4RLK6Q1A35/00980048.jpg Elements of Sustainability A 1950's era gas powered Allis Chalmers Model G has been converted to run off of a bank of batteries. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761549362-OIHGN6M3CRY9GECHOKQB/IMG_1670.jpg Elements of Sustainability The Model G batteries are recharged from solar panels, making this tractor a solar powered tractor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761606655-17USLXH2J8T84G1VTRM1/00560022.jpg Elements of Sustainability An electric fence used to keep chickens out of our crops is charged by a solar panel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761676633-RXW5GFUR9PAO9X7RDYRF/01680020.jpg Elements of Sustainability It takes a lot of diesel and air emissions to get our produce to market. We mitigate the impact by seeking out high efficiency vehicles. The Sprinter on the right gets 18 mpg while the Isuzu on the left only gets 14 mpg. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761752886-9JFOKR7H3H9CIAQVO869/01680024.jpg Elements of Sustainability We limit our highway speeds to 55 mph in order to conserve fuel and reduce emissions. Generally, this creates a 15% fuel savings per mile, and a similar reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, when compared to a vehicle going 65 mph. EPA test results show that light duty gas powered vehicles traveling at 55 mph create substantially less emissions than when the same vehicle travels at 65 mph: nitrous oxides are reduced by 8% per mile, volatile organic compounds decreases 35% per mile, and carbon monoxide declines 60% per mile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399761974703-90WR1L6B3NVQEXKUNXML/00560016.jpg Elements of Sustainability A fleet of zero emission bicycles provide on farm transportation for our workers. The bicycle is surely one of the most useful and efficient technologies ever created. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762068740-YGPQPUDHDB1D4GWOSYVH/00560012.jpg Elements of Sustainability Lighting in all our buildings is provided by fluorescent light bulbs. As these bulbs die we intend to replace them with LEDS for greater energy savings and longer bulb life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762168766-E0JTJEUBODAFMRT38QWD/93110006.jpg Elements of Sustainability The last, lonely incandescent on the farm was removed in 2011. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762222673-0B3404VPPQT33M4FPPUL/00560007.jpg Elements of Sustainability A high efficiency motor powers this irrigation pump. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399762349261-NW7YR3HBL8NEHOQXZK7J/00480024.jpg Elements of Sustainability Diesel fuel used in our tractors and trucks accounts for a large share of the farm's emissions, making for a vexing challenge in the pursuit of carbon-free energy. In the blackberries behind the diesel tank is an old barn that collapsed within a year of our arrival on the land. Common practice would be to burn the remaining wood to get it out of the way. However, this option means that our garbage would become our neighbors garbage and contribute to global warming. So the barn slowly rots into the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763326503-6AXCPWVJ6EJPRN3AOURE/00980065.jpg Elements of Sustainability Our greenhouse is a major source of heat loss. We put up insulated walls every Fall. The walls are removed in the late spring to allow for better ventilation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763515468-E0JQZXGEVJEFJYFH4666/00560004.jpg Elements of Sustainability This air shutter allows fresh air into the greenhouse on warm days. The insulated doors are closed at night to prevent heat loss. The wooden end walls, surrounding the shutters, are also insulated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1404839694859-8TWVXYGKV3EOTOAJUUVB/blower.JPG Elements of Sustainability A fan constantly blows air between the two layers of plastic forming the roof of the greenhouse. The air between the plastic layers provides some insulation and extends the life of the plastic by making it less vulnerable to wind. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763811926-JELQIIGBPCR8V1A7BK70/00480007.jpg Elements of Sustainability Water pipes deliver heat to the bottom of plant trays in the greenhouse. This is a far more efficient way of giving the plants the warmth they need than the air heater we used to use. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399763913195-H37VW538ENEK21I0E8LH/00560003.jpg Elements of Sustainability A tankless water heater in the greenhouse heats the water that warms the plants. It heats water only as it is needed rather than maintaining the temperature in a hot water tank even when it is not being used. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764010316-KRIF68XRCEX0212HY4GE/00480021.jpg Elements of Sustainability The greenhouse water heater is propane fueled. We plan to stop using this nonrenewable resource by installing a heat pump powered by electricity from solar panels. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764119416-8LWHVF5WXGMFSINB8Z81/01680006.jpg Elements of Sustainability The underground pipes that deliver the hot water from the greenhouse water heater to the plant tables are insulated with foam to prevent heat loss to the ground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764198816-W825LCT4GJQ1DMP67M7S/00480012.jpg Elements of Sustainability A natural source of heat for the greenhouse. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764435335-HV3AO7PDPD4SA4IBDEXV/00480023.jpg Elements of Sustainability Motor oil is purchased in reusable drums rather than nonrecyclable plastic containers. These buckets on the floor hold used oil that is waiting for transport to a recycling facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764510451-40HVGJ03UQZX8HEPL6TU/00480022.jpg Elements of Sustainability Used oil filters are stored in a barrel before being transported to a Portland company that separates and recycles the steel, paper, and oil in the filters. It takes ten years to fill this barrel! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764575816-GBEY1G226SPTP1J447OR/00560006.jpg Elements of Sustainability Used anti freeze is stored in a barrel before transporting it to a recycling facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764622768-X7YUIM49RGSQOR4P5BBU/00480025.jpg Elements of Sustainability One of several recycling stations on the farm for storing used paper, glass, metal, and plastics before transport to a recycling facility. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764672906-FOB5T39V63XTVFE5M8O4/00560010.jpg Elements of Sustainability Used metals are stored in barrels and taken to a junkyard annually for recycling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764717391-17R6BQNMG8VFXDV5DAQ2/01680021.jpg Elements of Sustainability Old pallets and wood scraps accumulate and rot into the soil rather than being burned. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764767847-DVDX8W66X9KO4OYCO3Z2/01680004.jpg Elements of Sustainability Any wood scraps that contain chemicals, such as paint on the glue used in plywood, are sent to a scrap wood processing facility where they are chipped and used as fuel for industrial processes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764820813-WF96B724OFF8H9A58ZXJ/00560018.jpg Elements of Sustainability While we strive to minimize plastic usage by not using it for mulch or hoophouses (for indoor produce production) we still generate plastic waste in the form of plant trays, produce boxes, and tarps such as the one covering a compost pile. Some used plastics can be "down cycled," meaning it cannot be recycled into its original form but it can be made into a lower grade material, such as plastic lumber. Other plastics have to go to landfills. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/530ba08de4b0b04f4abaf0ff/1399764974944-HBQ1C41DLEE51Q7R6SA3/00560011.jpg Elements of Sustainability We believe that an important part of sustainability is to challenge obsolescence by using items until they are worn out. 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