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mwills4048 writes:


Everyone seems to be ranting about:
1)Overdevelopment/loss of farmland. I wholeheartedly agree with that! Our world is facing an impending food crisis, one that has been "fueled" by a reliance on cheap oil. When oil is cheap we use fossil fuels to create fertilizers, and to transport produce over long distances to sell in far-away markets. Both models are non-sustainable. Over reliance on petroleum based fertizers also creates a one-way nutrient flow out of the soil, which eventually causes a greater reliance on the aforementioned fertilizers.
2)Illegal immigration. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones! Just remember, we're all people, we all want a better life, and we all want the best for our children. I know this will be hard for some of you, but think about the things that you would do if the situations in all of our respective countries were reversed. In fact, why don't you think about the way we treated our fellow countrymen during the dust bowl?
3)Now it's my turn. Why can't we turn Ventura County into an Organic Farming paradise? Why can't we turn all of our kitchen scraps/vegetable/yard waste/paper waste/ and yes even manure waste into compost/fertizer and put it right back in the soil? Instead of going to grocery stores to buy our produce (which is shipped to warehouses and then shipped back to the stores) why don't we support more Farmer's Markets?

It's time to make some changes!


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