Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>]

In modern famines people don't form wild mobs and go pillaging. Hungry
people don't have the energy. What we see happening instead is gradual
migration from the havenot countries to the haves. We see it and Europe
too. What was the old saying - don't beggar your neighbor?

On so many lists people fret over what they'd do if hungry hordes came
after their own supplies. They stock up with guns and ammunition. Bunker
mentality. The last thing they worry about is learnning to produce their
own food in cooperation with neighbors. Yet they always seem to assume they
won't be one of the hungry themselves. Hmmm. 

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 1/15/2008 at 2:28 PM Phil Bunch wrote:

>Massive die-off is not a good scenario. Prior to dieing people will try to
>feed themselves in anyway they have to. This is particularly true when
they
>form groups and see absolutely no other hope. Not all would use violence
to
>obtain what they need but even a small percentage would pose significant
>problems.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>[mailto:livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of uriel
>Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 8:53 AM
>To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing
>Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Shattering Myths: ?Can sustainable
>agriculture feed the world?
>
>Personally, I think we should be psychologically prepared to see massive 
>die-offs of humans as the planet de-populates itself.  Those that are 
>prepared (like the folks on this list) have a fair chance of surviving.
>
>Uriel
>
>Mike wrote:
>> The question posed by the headline is a nonsense in itself. It HAS to 
>> feed the world. There is no other alternative. If it can't then we will 
>> run out of earth. Only the timeframe is up for discussion.
>>
>> Or the size of the world has to reduce.
>>
>> Do the words goose and golden egg mean anything to these people?
>>
>> Mike
>>