Liquid Farm
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Not a “farm for liquids” but a concept in which bulk products are transported all over the farm in liquid or gaseous form, moved either by electric pumps or by gravity differential. This may require quite an elaborate system of pipelines but once this infrastructure is set up, it can save labor, time, energy and costs. It provides extra security and independence. It can make use of otherwise stranded solar, wind and biomass energy. Liquids are easy to measure and monitor.
Transported goods
- freshwater
- compost leachate
- silage leachate
- waste water from fish farming (to grow duckweed, azolla and cattails
- steam, superheated steam
- hot water
- compressed Air
- CO2-rich air (for CO2 enrichment/fertilization)
- biogas, methane, pyrolysis gas (“wood gas”)
- pyrolysis oil
Needed Technologies
- Pipelines: polyethylene, terracotta, steel pipes, copper pies
- Electric motors (for pumps and fans), wind-driven pumps
- ferrocement for bulk storage of liquids