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Farming: Get out of the market
There’s been a lot of talk over the past several years about the incredible volatility in the commodity food market, especially with staple crops like corn , rice, and wheat. Prognosticators, researchers, and talking-heads go on and on about what to do to control a market that, like most commodities, proves to be beyond control. I have an […] Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Choices, commodities, Farming, markets, revolutions
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Farming: Figure it out
Let’s get something out of the way: growing food to feed yourself is not rocket science. Now, I understand that in the last half of the 20th century, a lot of rocket science found its way into growing food, and I think that fact is responsible for so many of the problems we face in […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Choices, Farming, figuring it out, food independence, gardening, Gardneing, goals, Lessons, revolutions, you can do it
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I sense a revolution coming, and a lot of you aren’t going to like it
As some of you may have gathered, I do a lot of reading, especially about history, politics, and current events. Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a new theme starting to grow, first in comments, then in mainstream articles … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government, Nations, News, Politics, Security, Society, Taxes, United States, World Watch
Tagged anger, Consequences, employees, Government, History, jobs, pay, public sector, revolutions, taxpayers
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Farming: Anti-obesity programs miss the point
There has been a lot of news recently about government led anti-obesity programs targeted especially at children and the poor. These programs go after things like fried foods and soda, and in my opinion, they all miss the mark because they fail to go after the main culprit of why Americans have become so fat. […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged corn, Farming, nutrition, obesity, revolutions, solutions, subsidies
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Farming: My 10-10-10 challenge
I often hear a lot of people claiming that the world cannot feed itself. They say there are too many people. They say there isn’t enough land to grow all that food. Some, even recognize that there aren’t enough farmers to grow the food we need. They throw up their hands and lament that we […] Continue reading
Posted in Farming, Food, Philosophy
Tagged challenges, Experiments, farmers, Farming, food production, grain, Grass, Independence, revolutions, Self-sufficiency, self-sustainment
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