permaculture

[Marjory <forestgarden@gvtc.com>]

Toby,

The US is NOT food self-reliant.  It take IMPORTERD oil to grow all the 
food the US produces.  Currency collapse means no way to buy feul, means 
the combines quit rolling, and the shelves go bare.

With the just-in-time food delivery system we have in the US, a 'few 
months to sort things out' means starvation for most Americans.

The US is the largest exporter of grain in the world - yet we only 
export about 10% to 15% of what we grow.  I agree there is plenty of 
food - if you consider gmo crops food (I don't).   Ethanol and wastage 
are two huge areas we 'could' improve in - and where is the politcal 
will for that?  The one positive thing to come of this severe drought 
will be the pressure to get rid of the ethonal madate.

I have no problem acknolegding fear and taking appropriate action.

Marjory Wildcraft