To Whom It May Concern,
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Originally Posted by Sunshine
CDN, I don't know where the hell you post from but I live smack dab in the middle of a large agricultural area. In fact a friend of mine in a large city who came to visit announced that I live in the middle of 'fucking nowhere.' I am just across the river from rural Missouri, just south of rural Southern Illinois, just north of rural Georgia and rural Alabama.
My people lived and farmed here long before irrigation became the way to do it. So, yes, I have a fucking clue, thank you very much.
Have YOU forgotten the years when inflation was double digit and many people even in urban areas started a new version of the 'victory garden?' Are you aware that gardening is the number one hobby of the baby boomers?
Now, I doubt that people who live in inner cities are much interested in the things you mention. And of course they will mirraud and spoil what they can. The rest of us just need to keep our powder dry!  |
I live in Upper East Tennessee right next to the Virginia, Tennessee and Carolina border.
While there are certain numbers of people in this country who can make those kinds of adjustments there are far more who are not. People who haven't had to be really hungry -- ever.
There are people who grow gardens and that is for sure but most of them grow flowers, rely on expensive fertilizers and a steady water supply. Here is a little tidbit about Missouri
Western drought shrinking Big Muddy and Illinois
Most of northern Illinois is in a “severe” drought and Georgia
Drought tightens its grip on north Georgia for example. The conditions in America are a lot more troublesome than a lot of people notice. In the situation where the infrastructure becomes incapable of shipping in water what do you think will happen to people's "victory garden?"
There was a lot happening in the country before the current economic crisis hit. I'm not saying that you don't but most people haven't realized the drought conditions in the United States which are allieviated by our infrastructure. An infrastructure that is failing. As I mentioned before:
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Drinking Water (2001)D (2005)D- America faces a shortfall of $11 billion annually to replace aging facilities and comply with safe drinking water regulations. Federal funding for drinking water in 2005 remained level at $850 million, less than 10% of the total national requirement. The Bush administration has proposed the same level of funding for FY06.
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If the economy hits harder and states don't have money to repair the system which provides the water and the areas where people live are in a drought then being able to grow a garden now won't matter a bit.
Sincerely Yours,
C. David Neely