On Jul 19, 2010, at 12:16 PM, Bob W wrote: >> There are a few farmers here and there around the US who, in addition to >> the Amish, have chosen to farm with horses. Their costs are a whole hell > of a >> lot lower, they can grown their own fuel, and they don't need as much > land. >> >> Impacts on the environment, in contrast with industrialized agriculture, > are >> positive. They grow a greater variety of crops -- oats, hay, and pasture > in a >> addition to corn and soybeans -- and they can use animal and green manures >> instead of petroleum-derived fertilizers. > > damn hippies - probably all growin' marijuana and free love too.
Yeah, if they turn there noses up at the wonders of science, industry, and capital, must be sumpthin wrong with 'em. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA [email protected] -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
