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[VAN DELL JORDAN <vdjor AT yahoo.com>]

--- On Mon, 3/23/09, Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

> I've often thought about the very low percentage of
> people who choose  
> to live what we think of as a homesteading life. 

I've often wondered how things would play out if everyone wanted to live a 
homestead life.  Agribusiness tells us that we couldn't raise enough food to 
feed the world without intensive commodity production, though I think we all 
agree that situation can not last forever.
What is a minimum acreage needed?  How many people can the land support this 
way.  If more and more people tried this lifestyle would that create a 
competition for available space?  How would a return to agriculture as a 
majority occupation effect the rest of the economy? 
For each of the questions I can think of a dozen possible answers...just 
interested in what others think.
Van Dell