🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <10810@bu-cs.BU.EDU> bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein) writes:
 > 
 > From: jru@etn-rad.UUCP (John Unekis)
 > >       Unfortunately the alternative to the use of pesticides is
 > >       world famine.
 >
 > About 10 years ago I spent a summer working at Culver Farms, a large
 > seed producing company in NY state, ...
 > 
 > They refused to use pesticides and relied on other methods ...

There are many examples of farmers being successful without the use of
pesticides and {expanding the discussion} capital-intensive machinery.

One is the Amish farmers in Pennsylvania, who are self-sufficient, not
in debt, and very successful.  They choose methods that look to the
long term health of their land and it's income producing potential.

Another is a gentleman farmer from Kentucky.  He's now retired on a
farm that when he brought it years ago has no income, was heavily
eroded, and considered "worthless".  The farm now supports him and his
wife in "retirement".

enjoy -len
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