> Tom,
>
> > We can't save the small family farm, we have to create an economic
> > climate where it can come back.
>
> What kind of interventions do you have in mind?
>
> Dale Wilson
The current trend to direct marketing, CSA's, and Farmers Markets is a
step in the right direction. These options were not possible 10 years
ago. I am afraid this is not enough. I believe we need (dreaded)
subsidies geared towards helping small family farms.
I think the ways things are done in some of the small european countries
could serve as a model for sustainable ag in the US.
Tom Armstrong toma@crl.com Sequera Ranch s.1892 San Gregorio, CA
Barnyard Technology--- Ideas for tomorrow -> from yesterday's scrap.
4th -> 5th gen. on family farm. Can Ag Sustain?
A ghost town fights its way back.. http://www.crl.com/~toma/
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