02-06-2014, 05:12 AM
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Originally posted by snorkle
Rob says: "A lot of our island farm lands have already been polluted with an organic poison - arsenic. The sugar plantations spread arsenic on the land to try and control a rat population explosion."
Excellent point Rob. Don't forget the ocean run-off as well.
So do we try and remediate the tainted lands? Write them off as unproductive? or spray more poisons on them?
We could raise three legged cows on them and make coffee creamer for the GMO crowd.