Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Dan Conine <dconine@bertramwireless.com>]

In the early 20th century, the average amount of income spent on food 
was 40%. With the "Green Revolution" of cheap food, that went down to 
less than 10%. The problem is that the money they used to spend went to 
local supplies and infrastructure, but even the 10% they spend now goes 
to processors and transportation, not to the farmers or local 
butcher/baker/candlestick maker.
   In other words, we have an economy based on people buying crap they 
don't need and buying it from the wrong places, while not maintaining 
the physical base of their existence.
The chickens do come home to roost, even if the roost has been traded 
for an SUV.

Sooner or later, humans will have to be engaged in the reality of 
resource-based economics, whether they want to be or not. We have used 
oil to relieve people of the 'burden' of physical work producing food 
and processing it. We (this list and others) have tried to do some small 
effort to reverse that trend, but it is apparent that it will reverse 
when the perception of money/wealth finally destroys itself. Not before.
Billions will pay the ultimate price for food because cheap food was so 
profitable for a few.

Dan C.
Belgium, WI