Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Liz" <liz@allslash.org>]

I don't have time to examine and respond to each point, but I did want to 
comment about the shortage of inventory from major emergency food suppliers. 
I think the rumor that FEMA is buying up huge blocks of emergency food packs 
is just that, a rumor. Mountain House has said point blank that their 
shortages are due mostly to increased demand from the general public, not 
from any government buys. I have a friend who is close to the people at 
Shelf Reliance, and he says whatever shortages they are experiencing are 
temporary and are because of the general jittery state of nerves right now, 
not because of any difficulty in getting the raw materials or large 
purchases from any agency or group.

The decreasing volume of fresh water is a huge concern to me. I've had no 
problem with water from the aquifer I draw from, for 15 years now, but 
people are building new homes all around my property. I know darn well they 
aren't being as careful with water as I am. The level of ignorance about 
water is astonishing. The Weather Channel posted something on their Facebook 
site on Earth Day about conserving water, and many people replied that it 
was stupid to recommend that, because "water gets recycled so you don't have 
to worry about running out." Sheesh.

Liz

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From: "Tradingpost" <tradingpost@lobo.net>
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Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] 20 Signs That A Horrific Global Food Crisis 
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