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Re: [Livingontheland] Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise
- From: herb farmer <tradingpost@lobo.net>
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- Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:31:13 -0700
Hi Dan. You show three different levels of farming there, corporate industrial, mid sized, & small niche growers of various kinds. We know who has the lobbyists & clout. Ever since Earl Butz warned the little people to "get big or get out". Years ago Sec. of Ag under Ike I believe. Our own market niche seems to be going nowhere fast. Most local growers around here still ape the big boys mechanical methods & crops, & I suspect some don't even know they aren't even breaking even. We're different with methods & crops also, but we have access to some upscale or health conscious clientele markets & can get top dollar for best flavor (UNcertified) organic produce. But even with rock bottom costs, it's still a lot of work year round for low profit if we do the math. We are demonstrating that with good markets, good water & cutting edge techniques you can profit with almost no land, capital, & equipment, but it's not enough profit margin to lure millions more into sustainable growing. Should mention also that well known figures with brilliant growing techniques like Eliot Coleman, John Jeavons, etc never seem to get into the little matter of making it pay. Of course I support growing for home use but few can be !00% self sufficient in food. Certainly a fraction of population has enough land, water, & time on their hands to grow a lot of their own food. But then they hit the old learning curve. The day must come, sooner than later, when a lot of people everywhere are forced to learn to make their own food. Don't want to live to see it. This writer John Weber is worth reading but 3yrs ago wasn't even taking into account the newfound urgency of climate change. "We will go kicking and screaming down the path to the new Middle Ages as fossil fuels desert us" http://sunweber.blogspot.com/2011/05/new-middle-ages.html But don't forget to laugh... On 12/14/2014 4:45 PM, Dan Conine
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Re: [Livingontheland] Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise,
Dan Conine, 12/14/2014
- Re: [Livingontheland] Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise, John D'hondt, 12/14/2014
- Re: [Livingontheland] Thanks to meat, farming emissions set for 80% rise, herb farmer, 12/14/2014
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