On Jul 19, 2010, at 10:12 AM, David J Brooks wrote: > Sorry Eric, i misunderstood you i think. > > Not that I know of. > > This group travels all over to find the old equipment, restore it and > try their hand at it. > The "old boys" show up to tell 'em what they are doing wrong.:-) > They also have old engines that they display along with the farm > equipment at the local fairs.
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. I hope the rest of you will forgive me for engaging in off-topic reverie. I'll cut it out soon -- perhaps right now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eric Weir Decatur, GA USA eew...@bellsouth.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
