permaculture

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On 8/17/2012 10:13 AM, Marjory wrote:

> 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.

Fascinating thought. If we only used domestic oil (includes Canadian and 
Mexican) then we might be able to be food self-sufficient just through 
the combination of large scale farms producing seed/grain/bean
products and local farms producing everything else, of course marketing
what is in season (people can grow their own or be content with what is 
being harvested in their area) with minimum import of products from 
other states in different climatic zones. All, to save fuel and machinery.

> 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.

Good for you, Marjory.

> Marjory Wildcraft