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Agriculture is inherently an unnatural process. It is a division of horticulture, the study of the cultivation of plants. It's unlikely to find plants naturally growing in perfect, weed-free, straight lines. Wild plants do not sprout up in raised soil beds year after year. Human selection has perpetuated and "improved" the development of our food system to feed large populations of people throughout the world. Since agriculture is not a direct act of nature, it requires outside interaction and when humans get involved, choices have to be made. As we continue to develop a deeper understanding of the current limiting factors we face i.e. natural resources, we have to decide how to properly manage our means of sustenance. This includes a balance of environmental, economic and social factors.
Today we are looking at black plastic mulch and drip irrigation, a great combination involving a balance of time efficiency and environmental...
