Birgit Wright on tue 22 feb 11
True also is that those acres could not probably grow any food again withou=
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t years of serious amendments. Corn is the biggest stripper of soil's fert=
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ility=3D2C why mono-croping is so devastating and needs tons of chemical ( =
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troleum=3D2C potash) to fertilize and pesticize. Along with throat clutchi=
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contracts with agri-monsters like Monsanto=3D2C etc. ( Anyone read Micheal=
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Agri business needs way more acreage to produce equal quantities (not eve=
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n equal quality) of produce to old style rotation croping not even consider=
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ing the tag of Organic. Think of how many un-employed would be employed if=
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mega farms were broken back down to managable sizes for Family Farming. Th=
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ough what it would take to make that attractive to young folk as a career=
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=3D2C I can't imagine.
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> Date: Tue=3D2C 22 Feb 2011 07:36:21 -0500
> From: lis@PINE-RIDGE.CA
> Subject: Re: The green discussion of the last few days
> To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
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> On February 22=3D2C 2011=3D2C Philip Poburka wrote:
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> > Far as I recall...overall=3D2C no human being=3D2C and=3D2C very few if=
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ther
> > Animals=3D2C would ever
> > voluntarily eat the kinds of Corn which are used for making
> > 'ethanol'...unless maybe under conditions of extreme privation.
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> True=3D2C but those acres that are growing fuel corn are not growing food
> corn.
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> Lis
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> Elisabeth Allison
> Pine Ridge Studio
> website: www.pine-ridge.ca
> Pottery blog: www.studio-on-the-ridge.blogspot.com
> Garden blog: www.garden-on-the-ridge.blogspot.com
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Bob Seele on tue 22 feb 11
On Feb 22, 2011, at 8:02 AM, Birgit Wright wrote:
Agri business needs way more acreage to produce equal quantities
(not even equal quality) of produce to old style rotation croping not
even considering the tag of Organic.
Did you all ever think, why, farmers don't rotate like they did over
60 years ago ???
The answer is $$$$$.$$
Think of how many un-employed would be employed if mega farms were
broken back down to managable sizes for Family Farming.
Smaller farms =3D higher prices. Less food.
How about no more mega retail stores.
Mom and pop grocery stores. Mom and pop general stores.
No place to buy your computer. What computer ?
The vegetarians say , no red meat,
Use the land to grow food for humans.
Anyone care for a ragweed , tumble weed salad ?
We have one of the lowest cost for food of any nation .
bob
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your lips are moving .
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