06-24-2008, 02:33 PM
While we watch fuel and shipping costs rise across the board it is practical to remember that when one door closes another opens.
I was at Safeway a few weeks ago staring at fresh green beans at $5.25/ lb when the produce manager said, without prompting from me, "Good time to start a garden." I told him I was in fact prepping some of my sixty acres for just that and was told that the timing was great, Safeway was examining it's sourcing with an eye to buying local as much as possible. Should be good for local farmers and a variety of small businesses.
Small family farms have been in serious decline since the early 80's. Factory farms and centralized processing, based on inexpensive trucking, became the model. That model is changing. This next couple decades might just be the best possible time to invest in local agriculture and manufacturing. Local and regional distribution models.
This being a remote island the effects are magnified.
Think local. The best job you might find is the one you create for yourself.
I was at Safeway a few weeks ago staring at fresh green beans at $5.25/ lb when the produce manager said, without prompting from me, "Good time to start a garden." I told him I was in fact prepping some of my sixty acres for just that and was told that the timing was great, Safeway was examining it's sourcing with an eye to buying local as much as possible. Should be good for local farmers and a variety of small businesses.
Small family farms have been in serious decline since the early 80's. Factory farms and centralized processing, based on inexpensive trucking, became the model. That model is changing. This next couple decades might just be the best possible time to invest in local agriculture and manufacturing. Local and regional distribution models.
This being a remote island the effects are magnified.
Think local. The best job you might find is the one you create for yourself.
Assume the best and ask questions.
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