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Posted by Kestrel on December 18, 2006 at 15:13:43 from (71.235.9.43):
In Reply to: Re: Slipping away posted by Truth seeker on December 18, 2006 at 07:11:27:
Truth Seeker, My dream of seeing the decline of the family farm reversed is now shattered. Except for a few organic niche operations, it sounds like the concensus is just to adapt to the modern world. I understand the economic forces, but I don't have to like it. Thanks for the audio links. Gordon makes a convincing argument as to how it all happened. When there is more people in prisons than there are farmers in this country, something is out of balance. I didn't catch his solution, but I believe the core problem is that there exists too many people in this world for the old small scale business models to work. So rip up all the highways and return to cobblestones, gaslights, and warm beer ? Maybe. Hey, things could be worse-like raising coconuts in Canada thank to global warming....... Kestrel n CT
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