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GreatGazoo

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32. There is a new combination of housing and organic farming -- you share a farm instead of

Reply to peacebird (Original post)

Sun Mar 8, 2015, 08:54 PM

Mar 2015

something like a golf course. Neat concept, same idea. healthier life style.

Agritopia opened 2 years ago -- eco-friendly housing sharing an organic farm:

http://thefarmatagritopia.com/

Yes organic can feed the world. It did for the first 100 million years. You can get 3000 pounds of veg from a 1/4 acre, easily and with only a little more effort than it takes to water, fertilize and mow 1/4 acre of grass. With the shared farm there is added convenience and economy of scale.

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I believe Organic farming can feed the world, a few links for those interested. [View all] peacebird Mar 2015 OP

I have no problem with organic if that's your thing.. pipoman Mar 2015 #1

Yeah, things are so great the way they are. WCLinolVir Mar 2015 #3

A realist who buys nearly a million dollars worth of food annually pipoman Mar 2015 #4

You still did not address the issues. WCLinolVir Mar 2015 #6

Yeah, my immediate concern is feeding 300+ people 3 meals per day pipoman Mar 2015 #10

Hey guess what. I'm on Medicaid. WCLinolVir Mar 2015 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author pipoman Mar 2015 #19

I notice that sort of line of thought all the time. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Mar 2015 #28

unfortunately druidity33 Mar 2015 #5

Yes, monocrops are a problem. WCLinolVir Mar 2015 #12

The fact is that I have lived in farming states and around pipoman Mar 2015 #22

Yields are no less. That is incorrect. KittyWampus Mar 2015 #7

That is very much arguable... pipoman Mar 2015 #17

I'll always K&R for Organic Farming~mahalo pb Cha Mar 2015 #2

Why the need to argure? Travis_0004 Mar 2015 #8

I as concerned about mono-cropping as the use of conventional chemicial pesticides/fungicides. KittyWampus Mar 2015 #9

Every time I look at the costs of the food sold as organic, I don't. Yo_Mama Mar 2015 #11

The claims of organic rarely live up to reality Major Nikon Mar 2015 #15

Marta and I love the Horizon organic brand Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #14

Organic just TASTES better moonbeam23 Mar 2015 #16

I don't know if it can feed the whole world but I do think that rebuilding the soil as you discribe jwirr Mar 2015 #18

I buy what's on sale n/t PasadenaTrudy Mar 2015 #20

The price of gasoline has an inverse effect on locally grown food... Blanks Mar 2015 #21

The only brand of chicken we buy at the store Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #23

That's the brand chicken we buy when we can't get local! Good quality. peacebird Mar 2015 #24

Look here first Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #25

Thank you! peacebird Mar 2015 #26

OR here Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #27

We buy this chicken Worried senior Mar 2015 #29

Time to crash human pop. Already outstrips carry capacity on point Mar 2015 #30

Big R & K!! Thanks peacebird for making the world a better place! RiverLover Mar 2015 #31

There is a new combination of housing and organic farming -- you share a farm instead of GreatGazoo Mar 2015 #32

Very cool! peacebird Mar 2015 #34

Marta made patty melts last night from Bison Omaha Steve Mar 2015 #33