Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[mdnagel@verizon.net]

No!  People should stop asking for subsidies.  Subsidies = Not Sustainable!

And this is why everyone should be bringing this stuff to the light of day: 
I'd figure that these same highly subsidized folks are likely the same ones 
complaining about other govt subsidies!

The mantra should be: we're bringing food to people, not food on the backs of 
taxpayers!


-Mark Nagel
Everett, WA


Aug 22, 2010 04:17:40 PM, livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org wrote:

>  Interesting. I looked through it for my county which is mostly 
>developed in and around Kansas City. I was surprised at how many there 
>were. I quit looking at about 500 recipients. What good can be made of 
>the information?
>
>I wonder what effect there would be if small scale organic no-till 
>producers were able to apply for a subsidy. Would the price drop for 
>organic vegetables? It should increase supply. How would it cut 
>initiative and creativity for organic growers? The best course might be 
>to stop all subsidies, except for disasters. The CSA seems like an 
>alternative way to help the farmer with the risk.
>
>Marty
>
>On 8/21/10 7:10 PM, mdnagel@verizon.net wrote:
>> Not sure if this had been mentioned here before.
>>
>> http://farm.ewg.org/
>>
>>
>> Might be interesting to see what kind of handouts your local "farmers" 
>are getting (and for what)...
>>
>>
>> -Mark Nagel
>> Everett, WA
>>