i'd make a joke here, but the article already used them all

[rone]

If you've ever wondered where your food really comes from, you should read this interview to start; in short, our diet depends heavily on petroleum and corn.  Pollan's book sounds really interesting.

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[twillis.livejournal.com]

I heard that dude talking on NPR, and the book does sound very interesting. I've been looking into Sustainable Agriculture, but it can be tricky getting good info. I joined a local farmers email list, but was disappointed by the well-meaning but muddy thinking.

So for now I'm mostly focusing on how much food I can grow for our own use, and which crops will do best here, and later if there is a surplus I'll let The Big Guy do the marketing.

Oh, and making sure there is enough fruit to make booze with.

Bonus fact: I did not bother to plant any corn this year because the deer get most of it, anyhow.