Day 8 (Basically) of Australia!
- staycoolwithmaddy
- Dec 29, 2024
- 3 min read
Good day, everyone! I haven't posted in quite a while because the internet has been out. I'm finally back on because I'm at my grandpa's house! I am going to post about what I did yesterday: picking strawberries!
We went to this farm, the Beerenberg farm in Adelaide, Australia! This was the picture of the entrance, where we got permission to enter the fields.
We went out into this field with an empty box and came out with a full one. My box had about 4 pounds (like 2 kilos) of strawberries, and in total, we got about 20 pounds (10 kilos) of strawberries! Everybody in my family (my cousins and mine) filled a box. We ate so many strawberries while picking, and they tasted so good! (much better than American strawberries.) After we paid, we sat down at a picnic table and ate a whole lot of strawberries. I hadn't eaten breakfast, and I think that I probably filled up my entire stomach with strawberries that day.
We found such big strawberries! This is my cousin and I comparing our biggest strawberries. Mine is bigger obviously because I'm better. My cousin doesn't want me to write this and is tickling me as I write.
How does this relate to the earth?
Agriculture (the growing of plants) accounts for 70% of water use WORLDWIDE! That means we use more water on growing our food than we drink or use for pools or showers and baths.
Why is this important?
Well, saving water is important for two main reasons: it saves energy, and it well... saves water.
It takes lots of energy to filter and pump water, and remember, creating energy usually means burning coal, which isn't good for the environment.
it's also important to save water because water is usually taken from rivers or lakes. Taking too much water from these reservoirs means that they'll have less water, impacting the ecosystem of fish and animals who live in these lake and river habitats.
So if agriculture uses so much water, why aren't we changing anything about it?
Well, it's really hard to change it because the hard truth is that plants need water. Some farms have just started growing plants that need less water, while others water the roots of the plants directly so less evaporated. (this is called drip irrigation, pictured below.)
With the population growing, we are going to need more food, therefore more plants and water to feed the people. However, more water just isn't going to be possible in some parts of the world. So it's up to our generation to figure out a solution. We can do this!
Do YOU have any ideas about how to reduce the water used in agriculture? Comment or email me! I love to hear from you guys!
Sources!
My spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NSq10iLuyaGsfHEeB7I3ovlY6JgDVuyWqY1nEAr6kiM/edit?usp=sharing
Drip irrigation photo:
All other photos by me and my amazing family! Please email for permission before reusing photos.
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