Small farms biting the dust

Raleigh News & Observer ^ | January 25, 2004 | KRISTIN COLLINS

[Freebird Forever]

I thought you were going to recommend secession

Well, now that you bring it up.......

; )

[dtel]

We'll take Mexico, they can have Canada. ;^)

[varon]

"It would be great if it was grown in North Carolina, but we couldn't afford it. I have three kids in college and one in private school.

If this lady's A-hole is as tight as her pocketbook she is one hell-of-a-constipated broad. She can afford 3 college and one private school tuitions yet she bitches about price of local lettuce....go figure.

[BikerTrash]

In a related story, Buggy Whip sales at an all time low!

For this to be funny in this context, the number of people using buggy whips and the number of people who eat would have to be about the same. Also, you would have to die if you didn't have a buggy whip like you would die if you didn't have food.

I guess the buggy whip "story" isn't so "related" after all.

[marsh2]

I am in the mountain valleys of far northern CA. Elevation is 2500-3000 ft. We have snow on the ground right now.

[Freebird Forever]

The reason I asked your location in relation to the comment re: CSA's is because I was first introduced to that business model while attending college in Wisconsin.

In that region, the natural growing season is late April to early October at best, and there were a number of CSAs in operation. The farmers utilized season extending methods, crops naturally adapted to that type of climate & early maturing cultivars.

Having a large urban population center nearby which was receptive to the concept certainly assisted in its early development. So, this may not be possible where you're located. But I wouldn't rule out the idea strictly due to climate. After all, they even grow veggies in parts of Alaska.

[Issaquahking]

We are losing our small miners, loggers, farmers and ranchers. We are becoming a bloated and decadent empire dependent upon economic third world "colonies" to produce the products that serve our basic needs. In the meanwhile, our saved wealth is hemorrhaging to other nations as our real standard of living descends, bolstered only by credit on our future wealth. Wealth is natural resources + labor and knowledge. The vast number of our farmers and ranchers are at retirement age. Doesn't that scare you a bit?

Scares the hell out of me, can't believe I live in a nation of pacifists being herded like sheep heading for slaughter, they only know they're in trouble when it is too late.

From one battle warrior to another -
What does it take to wake a nation to think about the future to pass on to the next generation?

[7.62 x 51mm]

Different strokes for different folks, FRiend.

[csmusaret]

1. Given the subject of this article, I find it a little ironic that Food Lion is Belgian owned. 2. I would like to know where this author finds cool climates in central California.