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Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming

From: "E. E. Mitchamore Jr" <emitch@att.net>
To: "Healthy soil and sustainable growing" <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 05:59:14 -0600

I don't know if this aspect has ever been mentioned on this list, but I am AFRAID to produce food for this litigious society. I grow ornamental plants for native plant lovers with no fear at all. My customers are a "select" group that I trust. However, suppose someone chose to sue me, claiming that food I grew with that nasty "organic" stuff made them sick. It would not matter at all if I was guilty of anything. Merely defending myself would destroy my family. That's the big reason I will not grow food for others.

E. E. "Mitch" Mitchamore
www.hillcountrynatives.biz

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From: TradingPostPaul

To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org

Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 8:32 PM

Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming

I continue to be surprised that stories about harvesting huge amounts of
produce from incredibly small plots get totally ignored. Not just on this
list either. And the news that market growers can double and quadruple
their profits with permanent beds doesn't get noticed or even disputed.
What is it? I know it's a fact because I get those results myself. Does no
one connect this solution with the problems of freshwater, topsoil loss,
fossil fuel and input prices, the shrinking of good agricultural land, and
low income of farm families?

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

[Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Tradingpost, 02/25/2008
- Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, E. E. Mitchamore Jr, 02/26/2008
  - Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Tradingpost, 02/26/2008
    - Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Dean, 02/26/2008
      - Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Tradingpost, 02/26/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Aliza, 02/26/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, TradingPostPaul, 02/26/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, E. E. Mitchamore Jr, 02/27/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, TamesonOB, 02/27/2008
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, TradingPostPaul, 02/27/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, E. E. Mitchamore Jr, 02/27/2008
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Tradingpost, 02/27/2008
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Ken Hargesheimer, 02/28/2008
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Fox, Dan, 02/28/2008
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, TradingPostPaul, 02/28/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Aliza, 02/28/2008
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] the Dervaes family - No-till, Permanent Bed Farming, Ken Hargesheimer, 02/28/2008