And you are spot on about industrial agriculture. In my last post which you have read and commented on, (twice – thanks!), one thing I left out is this. In the movie you see corn as far as you can see, you see the individual farm owners and their huge machines, but not a single farm worker. It is a completely automated process. The land is drenched with chemicals and petroleum-based fertilizers. The machines drink huge amounts of diesel. And a 10,000 acre farm is run basically by one or two people.

The chemicals and the genetically modified seed produce so much corn it is piled on the ground next to the railroad tracks because the silos are full. The corn is not edible until it has been broken down and processed to death.

And, we taxpayers subsidize the whole process!

Great post! Dugg and Stumbled.

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