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In reply to the discussion: Turns out those old-fashioned ways of farming were actually pretty smart [View all]kristopher
(29,798 posts)33. How do you think the responses to bhikkhu's posts here
....would score (1<10) on a scale measuring a willingness for polite discussion?
There was no need to consult the occult because valid considerations were offered in good form. They were promptly rejected out of hand with a spirit I can only characterize as disappointing.
I think we are better than that and I know you are because I see you do much better on a routine basis. I don't mean to be a scold, and if you'll take the time to reread the thread and tell me you think I'm wrong I'll apologize.*
That will be midday tomorrow though, as I'm headed for bed in a few minutes.
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Turns out those old-fashioned ways of farming were actually pretty smart [View all]
xchrom
Dec 2013
OP
No doubt they were right for their time, and worth exploring again, but that's only half the story.
Geoff R. Casavant
Dec 2013
#2
I read a study which disagreed - that Asian traditional methods had the highest yield
bhikkhu
Dec 2013
#6
Real farmers don't, but mechanized corporations do--Better Living Through Chemistry!
truebluegreen
Dec 2013
#14
You seriously can't follow a well reasoned argument without an outside reference?
kristopher
Dec 2013
#30
If the only factor was pesticide use and species extinction, then that might be a good argument
jeff47
Dec 2013
#8