“Organic food shortages” - First world problems.
Another problem I think he failed to mention is the aging of our farmers. Offspring raised on farms are and have been leaving for years, not following in the footsteps of their forefathers. Another problem is the death tax which is causing the sell off and break up of family farms. I farmed for a while and the price is better for the farmer now, I am speaking of cattle now, the processors and middlemen and retailers make the bucks. Find a small local farmer and buy half a calf or as much as you need and invest in a deep freeze. In WWII people grew what were called Victory Gardens and my advise to you is to start now to do the same, if you want to eat. The war on the middle class is only going to get more intense as time goes on. You would be surprised what a 40’ by 20’ garden will produce, I started one in my neighborhood and gave away a lot of produce to the neighbors. The next year gardens were becoming the norm in my neighborhood. People have got to understand that they must rely on themselves in this new world we have entered. Make it as hard on the various governments to break you as possible. Give government officials a ration of 5hit whenever you have the misfortune to interact with them. Do not give in.
Well, we’ll just have to eat the govt.
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Bush’s fault.
No need for COWS if you're a VEGAN; is there!?
Now that OTHER thing might just bite them back.
Move along. No agenda being driven here...
Aside from being too expensive, what is wrong with organic food? I eat some of it.
Are there people who would prefer to eat foods laced with cancer causing agents?
This is not a political issue or at least it should not be.
Oh My God! Organic food shortages!
We must all come together and grow bean sprouts in our back yards and send them to the west coast to feed those suffering and starving liberals and greenies.
I would send a can of Campbell’s soup but they would run from it like a load of kriptonite.
There aren’t any organic food shortages around here. We have more than we need, which is none.
The current drought has been going on in our area for about 15 years and we are heading into our fourth year of severe and exceptional drought; last year was the worst in 120 years of recorded NM history. Over half of the cattle in the state were sold due to the drought. We sold seventy percent of our herd in 2011 and are now back up to 50% as a result of our drought management planning.
We also raise lean grass fed all natural beef. No antibiotics, hormones, or chemicals. Not organic by legal definition! It is a growing niche market and we sell direct to customers(over 400 so far). We are barely able to keep up with demand and will increase our stocking rate as the drought eases.
Once a year we have a customer appreciation day and our customers get to see the cattle and our grazing management program. Great relationship with our customers and we listen to them. If farmers and ranchers want to stay in business, they have to think outside of the box.
Government is of course a big problem; we are dealing with endangered species act and all the bs the enviros and bureaucrats can bring down on us. We have learned to deal with it, or at least establish legal standing, by working with local governments and making comments on the proposed listings and working through the NEPA process. But thats another story
With the proliferation of food stamps, it looks like a lot more people are buying beef these days.
“There was a strawberry shortage a couple weeks back and prices spiked. “
I predict strawberry prices will crash towards the end of April and early May.