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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related
- From: "Brigette Leach" <avalonfarmshomegrown AT earthlink.net>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 19:22:47 -0400
Whoa! Let's not have the pot calling the kettle black. I see several
generalizations in your response as well. If we try to play nicely
communication may breakout.
Brigette Leach
avalonfarmshomegrown AT earthlink.net
Avalon Farms Premium Homegrown
Climax MI 49034
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> [Original Message]
> From: Leigh Hauter <lh AT pressroom.com>
> To: <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Date: 4/26/2004 5:46:25 PM
> Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related
>
> Jay,
>
> Please don't generalize when you don't know what you are talking
> about. Which small town did you grow up in to get your experience
> about small towns?
>
> My brothers and sisters and all their friends left the small town
> they grew up in, not because they watched television and liked what
> they saw, but because there weren't any jobs.
>
> Small towns die, not because people want to live in LA, or NYC, or
> Denver, but because there aren't any jobs in the small towns anymore.
> The kids leave for the city when the finish school, not because of
> television, but because they can't find any work. Maybe if you want
> to be a tv writer or a copy editor you move to LA. But most people
> don't.
>
> The demise of rural life is a direct result of government farm and
> development policy. There is plenty of documentation for this one.
> It's not 'competition'. More small farmers would not raise food
> prices (not that farmers receive much of the cost of food prices
> anyway).
>
> Yes, European small towns are under the same pressure as American
> small towns, but it isn't TV. The only difference is the Europeans
> are doing a better job of defending their interests than American
> farmers.
>
> Oh, and Jay, do you pay for the health care of the woman that comes
> in and cleans your apartment once a week? I hope so. (I found it
> very problematic for you to liken 'farmers' to walwart's criminal
> activity. Which farmer were you referring to?)
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related
, (continued)
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, Pat Meadows, 04/27/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related,
Pat Meadows, 04/26/2004
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[Market-farming] vegetables and companion plantings,
mmaysen, 04/26/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] vegetables and companion plantings, Pat Meadows, 04/26/2004
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[Market-farming] vegetables and companion plantings,
mmaysen, 04/26/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, Eastex Farms, 04/25/2004
- RE: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, M N, 04/24/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related,
Brigette Leach, 04/26/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related,
DreamThymeFarm, 04/26/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, jay gee, 04/26/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, Allan Balliett, 04/26/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related,
DreamThymeFarm, 04/26/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related,
Brigette Leach, 04/26/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, Matt Cheselka, 04/26/2004
- Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related, M N, 04/27/2004
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Re: [Market-farming] Cell phones and things related,
Brigette Leach, 04/27/2004
- [Market-farming] ADMIN: Cell phones and things related, Liz Pike, 04/27/2004
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