Sen Ruderman, where is the proof

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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

Permie, I have seen some great gardening and I am confident that what you have done on 2.5 acres is impressive. Are there any examples of the agriculture you advocate being practiced on the scale of say 1,000 acres?

The reason I ask is that the country's and world's population is large. Feeding this growing planet requires more than gardening and my own experience on a 300 acre farm is that it takes massive amounts of back breaking labor, labor no one wants to do anymore, to practice organic level farming on a large scale.

Then I have to consider the effects of climate change and mankind's ability to adapt or die when our agricultural zones are facing challenges never before encountered.

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The reason Rome fell is because of large scale farming. Small organic farms are where it is at, not huge conglomerates spewing out a product that is only visually appealing. We could start you off with, "One Straw Revolution", you could read some of Sepp Holtzer's books too. My farming methods are not back breaking, they are pure enjoyment. I would be glad to show you how it is done...from interplanting, soil management, crop rotation, to composting. Convincing someone on a forum in a paragraph isn't possible.