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dixiegrrrrl

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2. Way back in the 1970's, during the Environmental awakening

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jun 27, 2014, 07:54 PM

Jun 2014

the dangers of mono cropping were known and pointed out.
And that was long before millions of acres were put into production of the same crop.
Now, banana plantations are dying becaue of a virus
and coffee trees

Killing genetic diversity is never a good idea.

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