Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[tradingpost <tradingpost@lobo.net>]

http://extension.oregonstate.edu/news/release/2013/11/osu-creates-new-center-support-food-systems?utm_source=vocus&utm_medium=news&utm_content=news&utm_campaign=news_release

They want to "strengthen local food systems under the umbrella of the 
Extension Service". Right. What does the Extension Service promote?
And "it's important to get access to the center's statewide network to 
collaborate on best practices and policies". Which of their "practices 
and policies" do they want growers to "collaborate" on?

And "increase consumer access to locally grown food in places such as 
conventional supermarkets." Hmm. Does locally grown include local 
pesticides and RoundUp? Or did we miss something.

Looks like everybody wants to hitch a ride on the movement to go local. 
Trendy words like "sustainable" are thrown around with nary a mention of 
organic, Monsanto, heirlooms, fossil fuel inputs or water conservation, 
and what they mean by "sustainable" isn't even mentioned. Wonder how 
many other such programs our tax dollars pay for. I'm just connecting 
the dots here.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net