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On 7 acres of the field, Zamora mini- mized tillage, grew cover crops and ro- tated cash crops to increase soil organic matter by 2.1%. An increase of 2.6% was achieved on another 7 acres where compost was also applied. For the entire field in the trial, more than 640 metric tons of carbon dioxide were sequestered in the soil, which is the equivalent of taking 46.5 cars off the road for three years. CO2 from Salinas Valley agriculture and Silicon Valley urban areas can make its way to the waters of the Monterey Bay, contributing to acidification that alters marine habitats. To mitigate that, the California Marine Sanctuary Foundation and Big Sur Land Trust are collaborating on a state Department of Food and Agriculture healthy soils project. It will evaluate the impact of perennial grass planting and compost in restoring Salinas-area Marks Ranch pasture ground. In a related healthy soils project, Braga Fresh is testing whether its Monterey County organic vegetable operation can be carbon neutral.
A farm crew collects plastic mulch and drip irrigation tape from a strawberry field in Moss Landing in October. The work is part of an ongoing effort to keep
agricultural plastics from reaching the Monterey Bay.
Mejia-Muñoz is also directly involved with the Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s newest project, an attempt to keep agri- cultural plastics out of the Monterey Bay. The widespread conversion to drip irri- gation in the Salinas Valley has conserved water and the energy needed to move it. Drip systems, however, use a lot of plastic irrigation tape, and part of Mejia-Muñoz’ project is to help farmers more efficiently
remove and recycle old tape. Another part of the project is to find plant-based, compostable alternatives to plastic mulch that is used to save water and protect strawberries from weed competition. There are alternatives that become cost competitive when calculating the labor sav- ings from incorporating the plastic into the soil rather than removing it from the field.
Work remains to be done, however, in developing plant-based alternatives that decompose quickly enough to not inter- fere with the next crop. “We also need to learn how fast these materials decompose in the ocean,” Mejia-Muñoz said. (Bob Johnson is a reporter in Monterey County. He may be contacted at bjohn11135@gmail.com.)
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