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Hydroponics And Its Effects Against Deforestation

Plants are a necessary part of our everyday life. It is common knowledge that plants are vital to the existence of the human race. So if the Earth's vegetation was extinguished, it would logical to say that one result would be the extinction of most animal life. Most human beings do not pay attention to the extent that they use our planets resources and fail to properly replenish them. Although there are groups that work hard to conserve forest and vegetation, they have yet to be powerful enough to counter deforestation. Deforestation is the aware or unaware conversion or development of forested land into non-forested land. In response to deforestation everyone must work to replenish everything that they consume. The problem is that most people simply do not have the time to replace everything that they consume. The average person around the world does not consider planting a tree for every tree they consume, well, unless they live in China. The Chinese government strongly encourages all well bodied citizens to plant a specified number of trees per year. But, as large as China is, the world is much larger. A greater approach should be taken. By creating a process, designed to replace vegetation at a quicker rate, increase it yields and result in a balance between production and consumption; a larger approach could be taken. This is possible because of an ancient technique called hydroponics. Hydroponics is a technique used to grow plants without using soil. Hydroponics comes from two Greek words, hydro meaning water and ponis meaning labor, or literally, "working water." It is a simple technique. You find an inert growing material (such as some stones, quartz, or gravel), surround it with the materials the plants need to grow, and then allow growth to occur. Dirt is a poor growth medium because it is not organic. Dirt simply holds the nutrients and plant in place to interact with each other. In kindergarten, I learned that all plants need to grown is water, dirt,...