<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for My address to the Southern Appalachian Youth on Food conference]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by ukthom http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/ Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:33:01 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/1 Excellent Article - Follow-up Question

I was wondering if this will ever become part of a book (a-la-"End of Oil").  

Cheers!
Thom

]]> Excellent Article - Follow-up Question

I was wondering if this will ever become part of a book (a-la-"End of Oil").  

Cheers!
Thom

]]> Comment #2 by LeadByExample http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:22:32 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/2 Flooding from industrial agriculture

This is a great article, one other point about the use of synthetic fertilizers vs natural soil fertility is the loss of organic matter in the soil, normally referred to as a percentage of organic matter. The higher the organic matter in the soil, the greater the water holding capacity, like a sponge. Organically managed land will absorb a large rainfall, and store the moisture for future use, while industrial farmed land will be underwater, with runoff, loss of topsoil, and flooding the result.

]]> Flooding from industrial agriculture

This is a great article, one other point about the use of synthetic fertilizers vs natural soil fertility is the loss of organic matter in the soil, normally referred to as a percentage of organic matter. The higher the organic matter in the soil, the greater the water holding capacity, like a sponge. Organically managed land will absorb a large rainfall, and store the moisture for future use, while industrial farmed land will be underwater, with runoff, loss of topsoil, and flooding the result.

]]> Comment #3 by Jason D Scorse http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/ Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:28:20 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/3 How come you only mention subsidies once?

Virtually the entire reason for over-production, low commodity prices, land concentration, and other ills are due to agricultural production subsidies and they barely got a mention. Huh? Seems like a big missed opportunity. Every time I speak about agriculture, subsidies are the centerpiece of the discussion because virtually everything else is of secondary significance.

J.S.

]]> How come you only mention subsidies once?

Virtually the entire reason for over-production, low commodity prices, land concentration, and other ills are due to agricultural production subsidies and they barely got a mention. Huh? Seems like a big missed opportunity. Every time I speak about agriculture, subsidies are the centerpiece of the discussion because virtually everything else is of secondary significance.

J.S.

]]> Comment #4 by arty http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/ Sat, 10 Mar 2007 16:14:55 -0800 http://www.grist.org/article/SAYFood/4 Best article I've read for a long time

My thanks to Tom Philpot for his interesting, no, inspiring and informative article. For me this was like the missing link in all the material that I've been reading on managing my life environmentally. If he ever has time to write a book I'd like to be informed of it. People like him, with practical, living and working experience should be the ones in charge of the USA's agricultural planning.

]]> Best article I've read for a long time

My thanks to Tom Philpot for his interesting, no, inspiring and informative article. For me this was like the missing link in all the material that I've been reading on managing my life environmentally. If he ever has time to write a book I'd like to be informed of it. People like him, with practical, living and working experience should be the ones in charge of the USA's agricultural planning.

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