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["Lynn Wigglesworth" <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com>]

Oh, I wish this was true. Between NAIS and HR 875, small farms could be put 
out of business. NAIS makes having livestock too expensive, and HR 875 is a 
Monsanto-sponsored nightmare that sets up a whole new government agency to 
be the Food Police. I've been marketing farm products for 6 years now, but 
if these regulations go through, I can't afford it anymore.

Lynn Wigglesworth
Tioga Co. PA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sandra Carrillo" <sanricov.2 AT gmail.com>
To: <homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 14, 2009 3:54 AM
Subject: [Homestead] Small Farm Renaissance


> Hello -
> I haven't been able to participate much lately, but this seemed like
> something that would be interesting to pass along.
> My best to all -
> Sandy
> Mid-Mojave
>
> Small Farm Renaissance
> By Chuck Burr
> http://culturechange.org/go.html?354
>
> The petrocollapse and the economic crisis have a bright side; they will be
> the catalyst for the rebirth of the local small farm. These will be the
> kinds of farms that we need: diverse, educational, and organic.
>
> Diversity is the Key
>
> The new generation of small farms will be more diverse than the previous
> generation. During the era of cheap fuel and other inputs, large-scale
> farms were profitable. However, input prices are rising and commodity or
> crop prices are falling. Corn and soybean prices per bushel have fallen 30
> to 40 percent in the last year respectively. Milk prices have plummeted 35
> percent in the last two months. Right now the price of milk barely covers
> the cost of feed alone.
>
> Diversity in niches not competing with big agribusiness is the key to
> success.
> _ _
>
> To read the complete article, go to http://culturechange.org/go.html?354
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