tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post1130468448045678101..comments2024-03-19T04:19:33.748-05:00Comments on Taken For Granted: Farmers Feed Increasing NumbersTaken For Grantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-70703221883301697042013-12-28T19:00:44.045-06:002013-12-28T19:00:44.045-06:00Thank you for the great reference, Carl. Living in...Thank you for the great reference, Carl. Living in a rural state you might think this was common knowledge, but few know why farms are disappearing and rural towns dying. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-31108829296394501362013-12-28T15:57:36.860-06:002013-12-28T15:57:36.860-06:00Excellent commentary. Just in case you're not ...Excellent commentary. Just in case you're not aware of it, this:<br /><br />http://www.amazon.com/Foodopoly-Battle-Future-Farming-America/dp/159558790X<br /><br />is a superbly researched book-length treatment of the subject. The speed with which the family farm has been replaced by industrial agriculture is staggering. Of special interest is the way vertically integrated ag. companies have turned remaining farmers into indentured servants. Not unrelated, in the same brief period of time Walmart suddenly swept in to become the country's largest grocery chain.Carl Weesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12291898089206705608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-52660112063333897082013-12-25T20:09:26.593-06:002013-12-25T20:09:26.593-06:00Taken, your commentary is brilliant. When do I co...Taken, your commentary is brilliant. When do I come back to read the solution?Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-38790912346135264242013-12-25T19:28:14.843-06:002013-12-25T19:28:14.843-06:00An upsetting commentary on the plight of the farme...An upsetting commentary on the plight of the farmers. So concerning. Your writing was so informative and easy to read and follow. Nice sign.geniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17475608100401444065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-5633758006718861582013-12-25T15:35:45.743-06:002013-12-25T15:35:45.743-06:00A sad view of progress and mass production. It wil...A sad view of progress and mass production. It will get to the point that no one knows really how to farm and there may be the turn around where people have to learn. I so hope so. A scarey sign.Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-52646764856087085392013-12-25T14:35:25.142-06:002013-12-25T14:35:25.142-06:00This isn't necessarily progress (as you eloque...This isn't necessarily progress (as you eloquently show in your writing). There are many farmers who want o produce locally and many consumers who want to shop locally for their fresh produce, but the government makes it very difficult for them.Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267623476290975654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-91872323230319574992013-12-25T14:32:06.967-06:002013-12-25T14:32:06.967-06:00Most interestingMost interestingJimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-61514664909322530302013-12-25T11:36:39.850-06:002013-12-25T11:36:39.850-06:00You've given a great summary of a situation th...You've given a great summary of a situation that far too many people have no idea about. My nephews will be the last generation of our family that farms. They cannot compete with the factory farm.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.com