permaculture

[Mark <mpludwig@facstaff.wisc.edu>]

At 06:46 AM 8/30/02 +0930, you wrote:
> Re your farming.
> Are you for real? I thought this was a discussion group for Pc not
> industrialised agriculture.

You assume these are mutually exclusive.  IMO they are not.  The fastest 
way to increase PC acreage is by moving "industrial ag" in our 
direction.  This will take time and no doubt will not satisfy PC purists.

> This planet cannot shrink the individuals eco footprint while we continue in
> the use of industrial agricultural. Food production must become a very
> individual personal activity and then only then will we personally accept
> the reduction in energy subsidised inputs.

No everyone likes to grow stuff.  Modern society gives us options and I 
will fight like heck to keep it that way.
M

Mark P. Ludwig
Poultry Research Lab
University of Wisconsin -Madison
608-262-1730 WK
608-846-7125 HM