That's hardly the case anywhere in Florida where one farmer has planted a crop.
Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com 256-656-1924 -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 8:29 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds Growing conditions favorable to every know food crop in the US will kill Jatropha. It thrives on too much sun, too little water, and nutrient-free soil. There is probably some barely edible strain of wheat that can grow in Africa and produce 2 or 3 grains of seed per season that might compete with it, but nothing we in the US would consider as food. -Dave Walton On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Tom Hargrave <tharg...@hiwaay.net> wrote: > ....doesn't compete with people starving ?????? > > If the plant is being grown on land that would otherwise be growing a food > crop then there is no difference. > > Thanks, > Tom Hargrave > www.kegkits.com > 256-656-1924 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] > On Behalf Of LarryT > Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:19 PM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: [MBZ] Jatropha Sesds > > Was flipping thru boring magazines in a doctors waiting room when a article > caught my attention - seems a tree/bush grows beans that can be turned into > pretty high quality diesel fuel. They said a guy in Fla had planted > several > > hundred (thousand?) acres in the stuff as an investment and he had been > able > > to develop hybrids even better than that being grown in other countries. > The Fl environment seems to help the bush grow also. > > Seems they can produce as mush as 1600 gallons of diesel per acre per > growing season. Plus, it's not a food source so it doesn't compete with > people starving. > > Found this http://www.jatrophabiodiesel.org/ - sorry if this has been > discussed - haven't been able to read the ist as often as I'd like. > > LarryT > 91 300D > 78 240D > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.16/2005 - Release Date: 3/16/2009 > 7:01 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.16/2005 - Release Date: 3/16/2009 > 7:01 PM > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20090317/09 d15f46/attachment.html> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.16/2005 - Release Date: 3/16/2009 7:01 PM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.557 / Virus Database: 270.11.16/2005 - Release Date: 3/16/2009 7:01 PM _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
