On 7/19/2010 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.
About that free love, where would you purchase the seeds...
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