Comments on: Sustainable Biofuels? From Agro-Fueled Land Conflicts to Algae – By Jack Eidt http://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/sustainable-biofuels-from-agro-fueled-land-conflicts-to-algae-by-jack-eidt/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sustainable-biofuels-from-agro-fueled-land-conflicts-to-algae-by-jack-eidt coexisting into the great unknown Sun, 19 May 2013 15:45:24 +0000 hourly 1 By: Bill Steiner http://www.wilderutopia.com/international/earth/sustainable-biofuels-from-agro-fueled-land-conflicts-to-algae-by-jack-eidt/#comment-14655 Bill Steiner Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:24:04 +0000 http://www.wilderutopia.com/?p=3501#comment-14655 EPA says no palm oil from SE Asia, but what about from Hawaii where 100,000 acres of abandoned sugar cane/pineapple land is available? Suppose a sustainable group came up with a plan to develop say 3,000 acres of oil palm with coffee, cacao and other crops interplanted (food and biofuel mix) on this land and sold house lots so that 10-15 acres was taken up by 650 homes in village formats with room for individual gardens, homes to have solar panels, composting toilets and a community well to serve fresh water with gray water going to irrigation? Supposed the 3,000 acre of biofuel/food was held jointly by all homeowners who with purchase of their home also bought into an agreement to provide up to 20 hours/week of labor for the mixed biofuel/food production system? Suppose the targeted homebuyers were the retiring baby boomers who after the farm was operable might earn as much as $8,000 or more plus fresh fruit and vegetables from their shares annually, making the whole operation nearly self sustaining while supplementing their retirement? Would there be a market for this model? Comments are welcome.

Aloha
Bill

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