Ol fashion discussion
Posted on: December 8, 2018 at 17:06:36 CT
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Here are a series of facts,lets see if somehow we can
use these facts and devise a better way.
-the US subsidizes agriculture by at least 20 billion per year. By some accountings - 30 billion.
-by the year 2050 world population is expected to increase
by 34%.
-the average age of farmers in the US is in excess of 55
- agriculture currently is experiencing a shortage of workers
- small organic polyculture farms are many multiple times more productive per unit of land than industrial style
monoculture farming, but require more labor.
-the average meal travels 1500 miles to get to your plate
-industrial agriculture is heavily dependent on cheap oil at every stage of its manufacture
-industrial agriculture has a very high degree of side effects deleterious to our land, water, wildlife and our health (for example massive dead zone in Gulf of Mexico).
-in the last 100 years, most wars have been about oil.
-oil is the primary source of income for terrorism promoting nations.
thoughts?