excerpted,
"... I came across this almost-full page ad in the Washington Post yesterday,
and was curious about what the farmers among you would think about it. I
haven't seen the brochure, mentioned at the bottom of the page, called
"Tending the Earth". Here's the text of the ad, set against a large
photo of mostly sky, with a farm (looks like acres of corn growing there)
at the base of the photo:
....
As I said, I'm interested in your thoughts on this, if any."
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I think that:
This looks like a fox is in the hen house, trying to sustain "hisself".
However, there may be a benefit in the basic truth that I find -- farmers
ARE environmentalist with a level of knowledge and understanding comparable
with other environmentalist. Both are woefully lacking in the role of
tools and how them affect ECOSYSTEM PROCESSES, however. They don't often
teach this in college, either.
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R. H. (Dick) Richardson * (512) 471-4128 (w)
Zoology Department * (512) 471-9651 (FAX)
University of Texas * (512) 476-5131 (h)
Austin, TX 78712 * dickr@utxvm.cc.utexas.edu