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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

It would be nice if it became truer, Lynn.  That was an interesting article 
Sandy linked, but , like you, I think the gov't will continue to impose even 
more controls on the food supply.

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--- On Sat, 3/14/09, Lynn Wigglesworth <lynnw1366 AT hotmail.com> wrote:

> 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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