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  • From: "Sharon N. Astyk" <astyk@brandeis.edu>
  • To: Homestead-Work@yahoogroups.com
  • Cc: tradingpost@gilanet.com, "A back-to-the-land online community for self-reliance, networking, and simple living, for small farm sustainability, rural independence and security." <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead-Work] Re: [Livingontheland] Stewardship by Regulation?
  • Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:45:06 -0400 (EDT)

On Mon, 11 Aug 2003, Jonathan Linowes wrote:

> Look at all these frightening words: "regulations", "certifying",
> "approving", "enforcement", "upgraded computer program" (you're going to
> regulate farmers with a computer program???!!!), "just a small step",
> "accomodate the many ways [of farming]" (how presumptuous!), "this is not
> the first or the only layer of the regulated approach", "paper trail needed
> to demonstrate compliance", ...

Oh, yes, because farming in the US is so unregulated, a pure free
enterprise. You've never sold milk out here, have you? Or been paid not
to grow wheat?

Sharon





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