tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post3689505071447936671..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Too Hard To WatchEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-15642845149867824122013-07-08T17:16:42.860-04:002013-07-08T17:16:42.860-04:00My age is showing my love for the past. No one fa...My age is showing my love for the past. No one farmed over 400 acres in our area and we all knew each other and went to church together. Police and drugs was unheard of.<br /><br />Watch the program from the video link above. I was glad the guy posted it in the Cafe but I was sad when I watched it. I remembered all of the families who lost their farms out of little cause of their own.<br /><br />US Farm Policy failed. I hope it isn't failing now but it has big cracks in it.<br /><br />Ed WinkleEd Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-49980806970622127642013-07-07T22:50:37.887-04:002013-07-07T22:50:37.887-04:00Them as has, gits. The way around here in farm co...Them as has, gits. The way around here in farm consolidation, the way it's gone in industry and finance. I remember Allis Chalmers, Minneapolis Moline, and old boys who still spoke firmly but kindly to horse and mule, and used their last team for bringing in oat straw. Farming is bigger, better, faster, and devoid of soul. I absolutely support the small local operators who get up before dawn, bring their stock and produce to local market, and owe nothing to Monsanto, Cargill, or John Deere.collieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298533259335227324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-68746930774837486722013-07-07T15:30:20.699-04:002013-07-07T15:30:20.699-04:00Great (and sad) post, Ed. I didn't know this p...Great (and sad) post, Ed. I didn't know this part of American history.<br />Never even heard Rain on the Scarecrow, thank you for the link.<br /><br />Gorges, people who buy organic at the farmer's market already pay for the real cost of food.<br />That's one way. I don't think buying organic produce at the supermarket makes a difference though.<br />It's more or less the same industrial food system, an organic lettuce is only ¢20 more expensive, a hot house tomato ¢30 more, carrots ¢20 more. Some other produce are twice more expensive though.<br /><br />I am a bit mixed up on the food prices. Sure, it seems cheap, especially meat like chicken that you can find at $1/lb for a whole chicken today or in family size packs, but usually by itself, it feels expensive. A ribeye steak is anything in the $6-10/lb price range. One pound of meat at a medium price of $8 is not cheap, it's very expensive. So the consumer price of food is one thing, but maybe we could also question the high cost of producing food, or the difference between what the farmer gets paid and what the consumer pays, or why we still import $90 billion of food (and growing) every year (excluding coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, sugar and even sweets) instead of producing it locally.Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-20870963533996759672013-07-07T12:02:07.966-04:002013-07-07T12:02:07.966-04:00" I don't see how human discipline can ex..." I don't see how human discipline can exceed human greed. Do you?" -- brilliance......best quote from you since "speak with your fields" when you were talking about coffee shop gossip...both are filed away in permanent memory. <br /><br />Proverbs 28:25<br />A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08845731523408663367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-72835498382486085202013-07-07T10:36:46.425-04:002013-07-07T10:36:46.425-04:00Until consumers are willing to pay for the REAL co...Until consumers are willing to pay for the REAL cost of food, it will only get worse (and they never will, in a global market).Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com